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...]
Dry Eye Clinics Add Value to Your Practice
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Using TearLab for Dry Eye Detection in Refractive Surgery Patients
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Unmet Need in Dry Eye
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Its just Dry Eye Disease, or is it?
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How many times have we as clinicians initially presumed "a default diagnosis" of Dry Eye Disease just based on symptoms? Dr. Bill Townsend discusses Conjunctivochalasis which is an example of "other causes" we must remember when patients are having symptoms of Dry Eye Disease. Conjunctivochalasis By William Townsend, OD, … [Read more...]
Breakthrough in Diagnosing Dry Eye and Staging Disease Severity
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Diurnal variation of tear osmolarity in normal subjects measured by a new microchip system
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Normal subjects showed no variation over a day, confirming that a properly functioning tear film is characterized by its low and stable concentration. This study provides further evidence that eye-to-eye variability is the hallmark of Dry Eye Disease. As shown in Lemp et al. [AJO 2011], dry eye disease subjects showed … [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...]
The Evolving Role of Biomarkers
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Biomarkers are becoming more and more important in patient care and this article by Elyse Chaglasian, OD presents multiple examples how eye care practitioners can care for their patients..... http://www.reviewofcontactlenses.com/content/c/31008/ … [Read more...]
