Industry Experts blogging about Dry Eye Disease
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...]
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...]
At North Suburban Vision Consultants we instituted TearLab Osmolarity testing over the past few months. We utilize the technology both for symptomatic dry eye patients as well as baseline data for our contact lens patients and refractive surgery candidates. An example of how this technology has helped guide us in therapeutic … [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. Â Thus the measurement of … [Read more...]
