Industry Experts blogging about Dry Eye Disease
Dry Eye Disease is the most common pathology you will see in your clinic each day. Dr. Kelly Nichols addressed the need for clinicians to answer the call. From Contact Lenses Today: http://www.cltoday.com/new/issue_012212.asp Unmet Need in Dry Eye A recent "Industry News" article in the AOA News caught my … [Read more...]
Dr. McDonald is the Cornea/refractive/anterior segment specialist, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Lynbrook, NY. She is presently an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at New York University (NYU) in Manhattan. Dr … [Read more...]
Dr Sean Mulqueeny describes how he utilizes the TearLab Osmolarity System in his Dry Eye practice in an article in Optometric Management's September edition. Tear Test: Osmolarity test quantifies tear film integrity Because the medical literature has shown tear osmolarity is a key indicator of tear film quality and can, … [Read more...]
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...]
Why should I start a Dry Eye Disease clinic in my practice? Great question that many doctors should be asking. DED is the most common condition we see in our practices. Estimates show there are 30 million patients in the US alone having Dry Eye Disease. See Dr Kelly Nichols' comments... A Drop in the Bucket Many … [Read more...]
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...]
New technology, regardless of how cool it is, has to make a meaningful difference in how I practice. In essence, it has to positively affect and influence the medical decisions I make every day when I am seeing patients. I have used the TearLab device now for more than one year and it has significantly changed my diagnostic and … [Read more...]
Dry Eye is a disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in fluctuating vision, tear film instability and increased osmolarity which can cause damage to the ocular surface. According to the 2007 Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Report of the International Dry Eye WorkShop (DEWS): “The core mechanisms of dry eye … [Read more...]
It was 6 years ago when I looked at TearLab, a new technology for diagnosing dry eye disease and I remember the first meeting I had with my advisory board at the time I introduced the concept. The chairman, one of the most respected retina specialists in the country looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and said "Elias … [Read more...]
In an interview at ASCRS, Dr. McDonald talks to Ophthalmology Web about her experience of using TearLab in her Dry eye practice. http://ophthalmologyweb.cnpg.com/Video/1838/San-Diego-Interview.aspx … [Read more...]
