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HydroEye®, Carson City, NV, has introduced an oral treatment for dry eye-related complications of menopause. HydroEye™ capsules contain black currant seed oil, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, ascorbic acid and ascorbyl palmitate, vitamin A, mucin complex and magnesium cofactors that regulate tear production. This patent-pending formulation addresses the root cause of dry eye and treats it systemically rather than topically.