Industry Experts blogging about Dry Eye Disease
Patients presenting with dry eye disease commonly are prescribed artificial tears or eye drops as an initial course of therapy. Treatment efficacy is often based on improvement in symptoms, as reported subjectively by the patient. Unfortunately it is well known that symptoms do not correlate with objective signs of dry eye … [Read more...]
Tear film osmolarity has been shown to be the single best marker for Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS) or dry eye disease. In addition, hyperosmolarity is known to cause epithelial damage of the ocular surface and the release of an inflammatory reaction that may cause long-term permanent damage to the eye. Thus the measurement of … [Read more...]
