The British Contact Lens Association – or BCLA as it’s better known – is a professional organisation dedicated to promoting the science, education and practice of contact lenses and related eyecare. The BCLA motto is to share knowledge, education and help eyecare practitioners to network, by bringin
Azura Ophthalmics announced the first patient has been enrolled in its phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 ointment in patients with clinical signs and symptoms of meibomian
These authors recently travelled to Bordeaux to study DED in a space-like environment on board the Novespace flying laboratory. Here's what they learnt...
We have seen an increasing number of children and adults with dry eyes. In our opinion, this is due to a cultural shift in behaviours – we used to speak to one another much more, but now we tend to stare at phones, tablets, books, computers and televisions.
The eyelids protect the eye physically, by blinking, which protects the ocular surface from noxious insult and facilitates tear spreading via secretion of lipids from the meibomian glands. Involutional or iatrogenic eyelid changes can influence eyelid function, potentially leading to dry eye. This r
Blepharitis is a common, underdiagnosed and often untreated eye affliction which may cause a range of clinical manifestations, including irritated eyelid margins, loss of eyelashes, tear film disruption, ocular discomfort and meibomian gland dysfunction1. Causes can include bacterial, viral, fungal
The impact of disease on the ocular surface is often assessed clinically by checking for fluorescein staining of the corneal epithelium, to highlight areas of damage secondary to trauma, infection or desiccation. In dry eye disease, corneal staining is typically superficial, punctate and located inf
Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial ocular surface condition that affects millions worldwide and is characterised by loss of homeostasis of the tear film, epithelial damage, inflammation and neurosensorial abnormalities1.
Demodex folliculorum is an eight-legged ectoparasite with a long tail, often found living within the follicles of eyelashes. Excessive numbers are thought to cause blepharitis and dry eye disease thro
Given the impact digital device use has on the ocular surface, what do we know about dry eye disease in the young?
A meta-analysis by researchers in China found individuals with dry eye disease (DED) had worse sleep quality and a higher risk of unhealthy sleep duration compared with healthy individuals.
The Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Lifestyle Workshop emphasised the need to identify modifiable risk factors to develop effective prevention strategies for dry eye disease (DED)1. Among these f
