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Traditional dry eye disease (DED) management strategies encompass artificial tears, anti-inflammatory agents and punctal plugs. However, a subset of patients remains refractory to these treatments, necessitating alternative therapeutic approaches. While dry eye can be an inadvertent side-effect of b
An optimum balance of hormones is required to maintain tear film integrity and ocular surface health. These hormones, particularly in women, can be responsible for the development of dry eye disease (DED), but interestingly can also be used in DED treatment.
Developed by internationally renowned ocular surface educators Professors Jennifer Craig (New Zealand), Lyndon Jones (Canada) and James Wolffsohn (UK), the World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon’s
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) conference, held in balmy Manchester from 9-11 June, proved to be a remarkable event that brought together clinicians, vision scientists and professionals
Honolulu in the 50th state of the United States of America, Hawai’i, hosted the 2018 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference from 29 April to 3 May this year. About 11,000 delegates attended this always popular annual event, one of the most important meetings in any op
This year, the 33rd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress was held in "Asia’s world city", Hong Kong, where we were welcomed by unseasonably cold weather. The congress itself, however, warmed up the atmosphere quickly with more than 5,200 delegates from 87 countries attending; predom
By Harold Stein, Raymond Stein and Melvin Freeman. Published by Elsevier, 2017Much has changed in ophthalmology since the publication of the first edition of ‘The Ophthalmic Assistant’ almost 50 years