We blink around 10,000 times a day, with the eyelids traversing the length of a football pitch in distance each day. Wiping over the eye’s surface with every blink is the “lid wiper”, a 1-2mm thin portion of the inner eyelid margin. We assume that friction is increased here during blinking, especial
It’s been a full year since the outcomes of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society’s second Dry Eye Workshop (now better known as TFOS DEWS II) were released to the world in a series of 10 reports that distilled the scientific evidence and provided an updated global consensus view on various asp
After the welcome and mihi, Jack Phu from the Centre for Eye Health in Sydney opened this year’s University of Auckland School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) conference with a talk on reconciling structure and function in disease diagnosis.
Stepping into the darkened hall of the biennial O-Show, again held at Central Pier in Melbourne’s Docklands, is like stepping into a cocoon of warm hospitality.
Ocular surface infestation with Demodex mites is recognised as a significant risk factor for the development of chronic blepharitis. Although 50% tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) is currently the
A study published in Clinical Ophthalmology suggests a single application of self-retained cryopreserved amniotic membrane (CAM) can speed corneal surface recovery and help reduce symptoms of dry eye
The RANZCO New Zealand branch conference was once again well supported by sponsors, many with new technologies to share. The following is a brief overview of some of that news.
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
Columbia Engineering researcher, Professor Sinisa Vukelic has developed a new non-invasive approach to permanently correct vision without causing tissue damage that shows great promise in preclinical models. In his research, using a femtosecond oscillator - an ultrafast laser that delivers pulses
University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a boost of electrical activity in the eye’s mucous membranes may lead to new treatments for dry eye.Dr Donald Puro studied the bioelectrical
It’s widely accepted that patients undergoing LASIK surgery are happy with the results, but the New York Times says that might not be the case. Based on a recent clinical trial by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Times reports that nearly half of all people who had healthy eyes befo
Switching to preservative-free tafluprost leads to an increase in tear film thickness (TFT), breakup time and an improvement in the dry eye-related quality-of-life score, researchers found in a study published in the European Journal of Ophthalmology. The study, led by Dr Anton Hommer from Vienna,