Could a simple ingredient boost dry eye drops?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Formal diagnosis of one of the following conditions associated with aqueous-deficient dry eye disease: Sjögren's syndrome (primary or secondary), Mucous membrane pemphigoid, Graft-versus-host disease, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Post-radiation lacrimal gland aqueous deficiency, or Neurotrophic keratitis * Moderate-to-severe Dry Eye Disease (DED) symptoms for at least 6 months prior to study enrollment. * OSDI score ≥ 25 and/or and OSDI-6 score \> 6 at the screening visit * Presence of at least two of the following clinical signs in the same eye, at the screening visit: Anesthetized Schirmer's test score 7 ≤ mm at 5 minutes, Tear Break up Time (TBUT) ≤ 7 seconds, Corneal fluorescein staining score ≥ 4 (maximum 15) as assessed by the National Eye Institute (NEI) grading scale 25, or Conjunctival lissamine green staining ≥ 3 (maximum 18) as assessed by the NEI grading scale * Desire to use autologous serum tears at least twice daily in the 2 weeks prior to screening visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years old. * Cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition that precludes informed consent or the ability to comply with study procedures. * Any clinical condition identified at screening that, in the opinion of the treating physician, is clinically significant and would contraindicate safe participation in the study. * Any condition or treatment known to affect the signs and symptoms of DED, including pregnancy, regular use of contact lenses, recent diagnosis of ocular allergy, infection, or inflammation, or recent ocular surgery within 6 months. * Patients with stable ocular surface disease or neurotrophic keratitis secondary to prior ocular surgery, chronic glaucoma therapy, or eyelid abnormalities may be included.