Spanish researchers reported the results of a new study showing that contact lenses (CLs) soaked in melatonin and melatonin analogue solutions could be used to treat aqueous tear deficient dry eye disease (DED).
US researchers improved symptoms in severe dry eye disease (DED) sufferers using a lubricant derived from cultured stem cells from the corneoscleral rim of cadavers.
Digital device use is a recognised risk factor for dry eye disease, owing to reduced blink frequency and amplitude during screen use, with studies repeatedly proving this association in adults1. More recently, and increasingly, the same appears to apply to children’s screen use too. A collaborative
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Lifestyle factors can be triggers for the development of dry eye symptoms, with an increasingly common culprit being screen use: blinking becomes less frequent and the quality of the blink is reduced. Evidence shows incomplete blinking is associated with increased levels of meibomian gland dysfuncti
A recent case illustrates that, despite recent advances in the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease (DED), its identification often remains elusive. To prevent misdiagnosis, clinicians are reminded to watch out for key features.
The New Zealand Laser Training Institute is offering a new online training course focused on optometrists and others interested in treating dry eye.
Dry eye disease (DED) can be described as aqueous-deficient and/or evaporative dry eye1, the latter being more common (78%)2. The lipid layer of tears plays an important role in inhibiting tear film evaporation and in spreading the tears across the ocular surface3. This lipid layer stabilises the te
Demodex blepharitis remains an under-diagnosed condition, lacking universally accepted diagnostic and management protocols. Two species, Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, have been reported to infest humans causing a recurrent chronic form of blepharitis¹,². The former is found in eyelash fol
In 2021, the Ocular Surface Lab (OSL) commenced the ‘Eye for an Eye’ study, with a view to better understanding the natural history of dry eye disease (DED) by observing changes occurring to the ocular surface of optometry students over the course of their degree. Approved by the the University of A
A central clinical measure in the diagnosis and evaluation of dry eye disease is the tear film breakup time (BUT). Traditionally, its measurement has relied on the instillation of sodium fluorescein and subjective evaluation of the tear film breakup time using the slit lamp biomicroscope. More recen
The impact of anticancer drugs on the ocular surface
