In January's edition of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Jay Pepose, MD, PhD says.... A lot depends on treating patients with dry eye disease. Nearly one in five individuals in North America has dry eye disease (DED); it may be one of the most common yet frequently undiagnosed and untreated problems seen every day by … [Read more...]
TearLab Osmolarity System CLIA Waiver Issued By FDA
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO, January 24, 2012 -- TearLab Corporation (NASDAQ:TEAR; TSX:TLB) ("TearLab" or the "Company") announced today that, after reviewing and accepting labeling submitted to it by the Company, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has now granted Waiver categorization under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement … [Read more...]
ESTABLISHING A DRY EYE SUBSPECIALTY CLINIC
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
See this weeks Practice Pearl from Paul Karpecki, OD where he discusses the many diagnostic instruments he would like to include in his "dream dry eye practice". He mentions the TearLab Osmolarity System, among others. http://www.revoptom.com/email/010912_pearl86_v2.html … [Read more...]
TearLab Achieves Equal Reimbursement Across All States
December 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
December has turned out to be quite a month for TearLab Corporation. TearLab achieved their largest milestone last week when they received FDA communication granting them the CLIA waiver for the TearLab® Osmolarity System (pending labeling agreements). In addition, in a press release on Tuesday of this week, TearLab announced … [Read more...]
TearLab continues to gain acceptance amongst thought leaders
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TearLab’s (NASDAQ:TEAR; TSX:TLB) osmolarity test for dry eye disease continues to make impressive inroads in gaining awareness and acceptance among U.S. eye doctors. TearLab Osmolarity Test For example, an article entitled “Tear Osmolarity in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease,” which appeared in the … [Read more...]
Pinning Down Dry Eye
October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
See Kelly Nichols' 10 Step approach to ensure a complete Dry Eye Disease diagnosis in Optometric Management's September 2011 Issue: Pinning Down Dry Eye By Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD Diagnosing dry eye disease is essential for many reasons — most importantly, to optimize patients' ocular health. Dry eye diagnosis and … [Read more...]
Presurgical Hyperosmolarity Predicts Refractive Outcomes
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At the recent European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Annual Congress in Vienna, prominent LASIK surgeon, Dr. Eric Donnenfeld, presented data from a multi-site refractive surgery center study designed to determine how pre- and post-LASIK tear osmolarity levels relate to rates of Dry Eye Disease ("DED") and DED … [Read more...]
How Important is Water to Dry Eye?
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
See Kelly Nichols' comments on the relationship between water and dry eye disease in Optometric Management's September issue. How Important Is Water to Dry Eye? Here's what research tells us about water, computers and arid climates. At a recent lecture, an optometrist asked me, “Why don't lecturers ever mention hydration in … [Read more...]
AOA Newsletter Focuses on Dry Eye Disease
September 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The August issue of the American Optometric Association’s CLCS newsletter is devoted to ocular surface and dry eye disease, reflecting how the optometric community is now starting to embrace dry eye disease. Contact Lens and Cornea Section chairman LaMar Zigler, pointing to the value of building a dry eye diagnosis and treatment … [Read more...]
Omega 3′s and Omega 6′s. What’s the right Balance?
July 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
From the ASCRS meeting last week in Chicago, Eyeworld reports on the benefits of omegas in dry eye therapy. Physicians say more clinical research is needed on the topic. http://www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=3385 So what is the right balance of Omega 3's and Omega 6's when recommending supplements to dry eye patients? … [Read more...]
