How Symvana makes money
Symvana is free to use. Here’s exactly how it pays for itself, and the rules that keep that separate from what we recommend.
Affiliate links
Some links to products, including links through symvana.com/go/, are affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking one, the retailer may pay Symvana a small commission. The price you pay is the same.
As an Amazon Associate, Symvana earns from qualifying purchases.
Clinic directory
Our dry eye clinic directory lists practices whose own websites show dry eye care beyond drops. Listings are free, and which practices we list never depends on payment. A practice can pay a flat monthly fee for a Featured placement, which puts it first on its area’s page and is always labeled Featured. Fees never depend on how many people call, book or are treated. We don’t collect patient requests or pass anyone’s details to a clinic. Practices can’t buy mentions, rankings or grades in our guides.
Newsletter sponsors
The Tear Sheet may include sponsored messages. They’re always labeled as sponsored and are kept separate from our editorial content.
The rules we follow
- We choose products and write guides first. Only then do we check whether we can earn a commission on anything we recommend.
- No company can buy a recommendation, a grade or a place in our content.
- Commercial partners never review content before it’s published.
- We say plainly when a product has weak evidence behind it, even if we earn a commission on it.
- Affiliate links are marked with a note on the page, and use the rel=“sponsored” attribute so search engines know.
Questions about any of this? Email hello@symvana.com.