The Dry Eye Review

Understanding Dry Eye Disease

Editor — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:11:18 +0000

[Author: Paul S. Jensen, O.D. ] In the last decade, tremendous advances have been made in understanding dry eye disease. Landmark collaborations such as the Dry Eye Workshop and their reports have changed practice guidelines and improved patient care. One type of dry eye might require more attention, though. Among the categories of dry eye, [...]

The Corneal Pain System: Part I: The Missing Piece of the Dry Eye Puzzle

David Eldridge, OD, FAAO — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:14:43 +0000

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 understand [...]

New Allergan survey shows 48% have dry eye symptoms

David Eldridge, OD, FAAO — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:05 +0000

News from the American Optometric Association: Dry eye has long been recognized as a common and often chronic problem, particularly in older adults. However, the recently released Allergan Dry Eye Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, suggests the condition may be even more prevalent than previously believed. The survey finds: Nearly half of all U.S. adults [...]

New ‘BAK-free’ treatment for OSD in glaucoma patients

David Eldridge, OD, FAAO — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:52:08 +0000

Ocular Surface Disease in glaucoma patients can be a significant issue in treatment non-compliance as well as patient Quality of Life. Preservatives such as BAK (bensalkonium chloride) have long been know to cause adverse effects to the cornea. Colin Chan, MD and Michael Kook, MD discussed recently the opportunity for using new BAK-free formulations that [...]

Post cataract surgery dry eye – an ‘unmet need’

David Eldridge, OD, FAAO — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:45:26 +0000

Post cataract surgery dry eye- an ‘unmet need’ report from ASCRS EyeWorld meeting reporter highlighted comments by Victor Caparas, MD who stated cataract surgeons cannot ignore the effects of surgery on the ocular surface. Dr Caparas reminded doctors that the pre-corneal tear film is the surface with the largest optical power; changes in the tear [...]

Clinical Utility of Objective Tests for Dry Eye Disease: Variability Over Time and Implications for Clinical Trials and Disease Management.

Editor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:28:55 +0000

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 utilizing the objective measure of osmolarity, [...]

New insights advance diagnosis, treatment of inflammatory dry eye

David Eldridge, OD, FAAO — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:25:23 +0000

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 treatments are also discussed [...]

Don’t ignore the Ocular Surface in your Premium IOL Patients

Editor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:57:01 +0000

Summary: In Ocular Surgery News, Mitch Jackson, MD reports that ” managing patient expectations, conducting the preoperative evaluation and addressing cystoid macular edema are all critical aspects in making the premium IOL patient happy and ensuring a premium outcome. However, ignoring the ocular surface, one of the remaining reasons for poor premium IOL outcomes, can lead [...]

Distinguishing Evaporative from Aqueous Deficient Dry Eye

Michael Lemp MD — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:10:50 +0000

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 its many irritating [...]

Dry Eye Clinics Add Value to Your Practice

Editor — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:19:37 +0000

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 been estimated that [...]