As a practitioner having Dry Eye Disease (DED) it is sometimes is difficult to get others to understand how frustrating the condition is. It is always with you which certainly is much more than just an inconvenience. We practitioners should address this disorder with the vigor that it deserves. Or do we just ignore or … [Read more...]
Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Influence on Vision-Related Daily Activities
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dry Eye and Nutrition Tips
September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A series from Science Based Health http://www.visioncareprofessional.com/emails/SBH/2/index.asp Tip #1: Be knowledgeable and confident about the clinical research around dry eye and nutrition. There are numerous studies specifically on dry eye and nutrition. Some omega fatty acids have been clinically shown to help … [Read more...]
Association between clinical diagnostic tests and health-related quality of life surveys in patients with dry eye syndrome.
September 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul;54(4):259-65. Epub 2010 Aug 11. FULL ARTICLE http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20700790 Mizuno Y, Yamada M, Miyake Y; Dry Eye Survey Group of the National Hospital Organization of Japan. Collaborators (36) Negishi H, Hayashi A, Terada H, Katsuta T, Fujiike K, Hatou S, Yamada H, … [Read more...]
Restoration of meibomian gland functionality with novel thermodynamic treatment device-a case report.
September 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Korb DR, Blackie CA. Korb Associates, Boston, MA, USA. Abstract A new and previously unpublished thermodynamic treatment device, which for the first time applies heat directly to both inner eyelid surfaces with a precision-controlled resistive heater while pulsating pressure is simultaneously applied to the outer eyelids … [Read more...]
