Industry Experts blogging about Dry Eye Disease
from OSN Supersite: http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=79723 Improving the low rate of treatment for dry eye may not only enhance quality of life and surgical outcomes, but it can also increase business for the ophthalmology practice, one presenter said. Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS, told colleagues at Hawaiian Eye … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: In A Pilot, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial The Omega-3 Supplement Decreased Patient Reported Dry Eye Symptoms And Increased Tear Volume And Flow WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Vision Research, Inc. today announced the publication in the journal Cornea of promising results from a … [Read more...]
Having an objective lab test to assist in the diagnosis and management of Dry Eye Disease (DED) can make clinicians’ as well as patients’ lives a lot more enjoyable. Imagine trying to manage diabetes without a test! Here are a few tips that can help in implementing the TearLab Osmolarity System into your … [Read more...]
We all deal with non-compliance while treating our Dry Eye Disease patients. This abstract offers evidence of DED treatment using a "soft" steroid lotepredinol in conjunction with cyclosporine initially may significantly reduce symptoms and hopefully maximize efficacy of the therapy. While the short term combination therapy may … [Read more...]
Many times we must decide how to treat chronic blepharitis patients. While many times patients are managed well with topical Azithromycin both on initial presentation as well longer term treatment. However when their is significant inflammation involved, Tobramycin combined with dexamethasone can give significant relief to the … [Read more...]
The Clinical Utility and Usability of the TearLab Osmolarity System Purpose: This study is intended to monitor the clinical utility of the new TearLab Osmolarity System and to assess customer satisfaction in the hands of its intended users, optometry and ophthalmology private practices and clinics, in the management of dry eye … [Read more...]
Interesting Excerpts from a PCON article by Dr. Eldridge. Full article: http://www.pconsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=77125 Making the diagnosis if a patient’s osmolarity is consistently low in both eyes, their symptoms are most likely not caused by dry eye disease, but by an undetected allergy, infection or … [Read more...]
