Industry Experts blogging about Dry Eye Disease
Dry Eye Disease (DED) has been one of the most frustrating conditions to treat and monitor due to lack of correlations with clinical symptoms. Dr. Rosenthal and Dr. Borsook's excellent publication in The Ocular Surface Vol 10 No. 1 2012 "The Corneal Pain System. Part 1: The Missing Piece of the Dry Eye Puzzle" helps us … [Read more...]
In a recent pre-publication release in the "Cornea" journal, tear osmolarity showed both treatment response and evidence of lower variability compared with other commonly used signs of Dry Eye Disease (DED). The study included DED patients being treated over a 3 month period utilizing topical cyclosporine 0.05% (Restasis). By … [Read more...]
This article in OSN provides leading experts input on the importance of diagnosing and managing Dry Eye Disease (DED) which can lead to poor surgical outcomes as well as complications. It also discusses the role of inflammatory cascades and tear osmolarity and their role in both evaporative and aqueous-deficient DED. Several … [Read more...]
Authors: Michael A. Lemp, MD, FACS, and Gerd Geerling, MD, PHD From the article: The accurate diagnosis of dry eye syndrome (DES), along with classification of its severity and subtype, is essential to developing an effective treatment plan. DES is diagnosed more readily today thanks to increasing awareness of the syndrome and … [Read more...]
A dry eye clinic can be a very important part of a comprehensive ophthalmology practice. By Sheldon Herzig, MD, FRCSC Dry eye syndrome (DES) has increasingly become a major concern, particularly as eye care specialists face growing numbers of cases arising from iatrogenic causes like PRK and LASIK. It has … [Read more...]
In a poster presented at the winter ESCRS, the TearLab Osmolarity Test and Schirmer's test were compared to see which is a more accurate predictor of post-refractive surgery dry eye disease when performed in pre-operative refractive surgery patients. Results showed that by the end of postoperative month 1, pre-LASIK … [Read more...]
Pre-op TearLab testing proves effective in selecting patients at risk for Dry Eye complications post-op according to Dr. Beatrice Cochener's presentation at the winter ESCRS recently, She discusses opportunities of pre-treating with Restasis, omega 3's. To see the full article published in OCULAR SURGERY NEWS EUROPE … [Read more...]
Dr. Eldridge began an interesting thread this past week regarding ocular surface disease in glaucoma patients. He reminded us that dry eye disease can often be silent in patients after chronic administration of BAK preservatives have reduced corneal … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
