Certified Dry Eye Lifestyle Specialist™ (CDELS™)
By the Dry Eye Lifestyle Institute™
What Is a Certified Dry Eye Lifestyle Specialist™?
Offers non-clinical guidance
Dry eye patients often start therapies with good intentions but abandon or misuse them due to discomfort, complexity, or lack of ongoing reinforcement.
Educates patients on triggers
Many patients do not fully understand how screen time, sleep patterns, diet, environment, and daily habits directly impact their symptoms.
Reinforces recommendations
Time constraints during appointments limit the ability of clinicians to provide structured, repeatable lifestyle education and reinforcement.
Clinicians diagnose and treat. But who guides the daily journey?
Having a Certified Dry Eye Lifestyle Specialist™ on your team helps your practice:
Improve outcomes
Improved compliance
A certified specialist reinforces clinician recommendations between visits
Operational efficiency
Reduce Chair Time
Lifestyle education is delivered through a structured framework, allowing physicians and providers to focus on diagnosis and medical decision-making while maintaining high-quality patient guidance.
Competitive differentiation.
Differentiate Your Dry Eye Program
Certification signals specialization and commitment to comprehensive care, positioning your practice as a leader in patient-centered dry eye management.