Dry Eye Disease (DED) research continues to reveal how patients suffer not just minor ocular irritation, but many can have significant quality of life … [Read more...]
Dry Eye in Patients with Fibromyalgia and its Relevance to Functional and Emotional Status
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Reactions Can Occur With “Tried and True” Safe Drugs, Too
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Filamentary keratitis results can be seen in severe cases of Dry Eye Disease (DED) and in many cases Acetylcysteine (AC) AKA Mucomist can provide … [Read more...]
Correlation Between Quantitative Measurements of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness and Meibomian Gland Loss in Patients With Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Normal Controls
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are fortunate to have so many new diagnostic tests for our Dry Eye Disease (DED) patients available to us today. Whether it be tear osmolarity, … [Read more...]
Short-term Consumption of Oral Omega-3 and Dry Eye Syndrome
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Do you remember a short time ago when oral supplements were considered voodoo at best? We are seeing more and more scientific publications showing … [Read more...]
Topical Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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One question that always comes up when I am discussing Dry Eye Disease (DED) with colleagues. "What if my patient's symptoms are not resolved … [Read more...]
Let’s Get Medical: Part 1
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Have you considered how many more patients eye docs, both optometrists and ophthalmologists are going to be required to see in the very near future? … [Read more...]
Enhancing Patient Adherence to Dry Eye Therapy
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In a recent two part series, Dr Bill Townsend discusses Enhancing Patient Adherence to Dry Eye Therapy. In the rush of today's clinical setting, it is … [Read more...]
Dry Eye Syndrome, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression in an Older Male Veteran Population
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An manuscript from IOVS April 30 entitled "Dry Eye Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in an Older Male Veteran Population" by … [Read more...]
Dry Eye Disease Symptoms Alone Insufficient for Diagnosis
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Dry Eye Disease (DED) is much more common than most clinicians think. In a lecture at the ASCRS 2013 annual meeting last week Dr Marguerite McDonald … [Read more...]
Dry Eye Not an Absolute Contraindication to Lasik
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is not an absolute contraindication to LASIK according to a new article in Ophthalmology times by Dr Eric Donnenfeld the new … [Read more...]
