DED’s negative impact on health
Patients suffering from dry eye disease (DED) have a lower quality of life, reporting negative effects on visual function, their ability to carry out daily activities and their work
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Dry Eye
Optimed: Dry eye AI
Though there was no equipment on show (as mandated under alert level two), Optimed’s Craig Norman had brochures galore to help him discuss the new Mediworks dry eye diagnostic system, which had been scheduled for its first public unveiling in New Zealand at the CCLS conference.
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AFT: 24hr germ protection and more
GIVEN THE LACK of conferences and seminars due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Peter Stewart from AFT Pharmaceuticals unveiled a host of new products at the CCLSNZ meeting. First up was the timely launch of Crystawash Extend, a gentle, odourless, water-based hand sanitiser that contains no harsh
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Device Technologies: Myah for dry eye, myopia and now special CLs
The focus of the Device Technologies stand was the new Myah system from Topcon, a management tool for eyecare professionals interested in building, managing and growing their myopia and dry eye services.
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Topographer and dry eye combined
Medmont has launched its next generation Meridia Advanced Topographer, raising the bar on high-performance corneal topography combined with dry eye evaluation all in one, said the company.
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Nasal spray for dry eye near
Oyster Point Pharma has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its OC-01 (varenicline) nasal spray for the treatment of signs and symptoms
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Dry eye research - a review
High prevalence of abnormal ocular surface tests in a healthy paediatric population
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Dry eye champion promoted
Associate Professor Jennifer Craig, head of the Ocular Surface Laboratory (OSL) at the University of Auckland and a leading, international dry eye researcher, has been made a
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New dry eye diagnostic tool
New Zealand optometrist and contact lens specialist Jagrut Lallu has developed a new cloud-based dry eye tool to help advance research and support clinician’s dry eye treatment assessments and patient management.
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Stars and their eyes… Jennifer Aniston
Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston suffers from dry eye disease, admitting she was “addicted to eye drops” and has trouble reading scripts due to dry, itchy eyes, in an interview with Health magazine.
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Myopia and dry eye all-in-one
Newly unveiled in Australasia, Device Technologies’ Topcon Myah is a management tool designed for eye care professionals looking to build, manage and grow myopia and dry eye services within their practice.
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