Exploring the interplay between glaucoma and DED
Glaucoma therapy-related ocular surface disease is common, requiring careful management and treatment options consideration.
Jeremy Holyer and Dr Jay Meyer9 min read
Dry Eye
Dry eye research review 2024
Topical ivermectin 1.0% cream in the treatment of ocular demodicosisMartin Smith et al.Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024 Feb;47(1):102099 Review: This retrospective, single-centre study aimed to assess t
Catherine Jennings5 min read
DRY EYE 2024: Taking dry eye research to new heights
When it comes to researching in dry eye, everyone knows I’m the first to tell prospective researchers that ‘the sky’s the limit’. Well, it turns out this might be somewhat of an underestimation! Thank
Professor Jennifer Craig8 min read
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Rohto Dry Aid: providing effective relief for up to 12 hours
Rohto Dry Aid (RDA) relieves eights symptoms of dry eye – itchiness, dryness, soreness, irritation, burning, grittiness, stinging and tiredness.
Staff reporters4 min read
Oculoplastics update
Auckland's Dr Sid Ogra reviews the latest oculoplastics research.
Dr Sid Ogra5 min read
ESA: Warming up winter with CPD pearls
Eye Surgery Associates’ mid-winter dinner symposium was packed full of eyecare pearls for attending optometrists.
Lesley Springall6 min read
New distributor for Optimel’s manuka eye drops
Rohto Mentholatum is the new Australasian distributor for Melcare’s Optimel manuka eye drops for dry eye, which will be distributed in New Zealand and Australia, together with Rohto’s Dry Aid lubrican
Staff reporters2 min read
Natural therapies for blepharitis
Participants in a trial using castor oil treatment for blepharitis were enthusiastic but solutions lie in the long game.
Catherine Jennings5 min read
Dry eye drops ‘revolutionary’
A cutting-edge innovation in topical drops has been described as a breakthrough for sufferers of eye diseases and in ophthalmic drug delivery.
Staff reporters1 min read
Eye and mitey: dealing to Demodex with ivermectin
Demodex species form part of our natural microflora but in certain conditions can overpopulate, causing recurrent and persistent blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Since Soolantra 1% (ivermectin) cream has been successfully used off-label overseas for several years in the treatment o
Frances Misich7 min read
Introducing the power of LLLT
Attracting significant interest in the CCLS 2024 exhibition hall, Ophthalmopro’s Eye-Light IPL device complete with low-level light therapy (LLLT) mask enables eyecare practitioners to combine intense pulsed light (IPL) treatments with LLLT to treat dry eye and many other ophthalmic conditions.
Staff reporters2 min read
CCLS NZ 2024: Hits, puns and highlights
LINKS: https://nzoptics.co.nz/live-articles/an-eye-on-understanding-our-lifestyle-choices/
Clare Luoni7 min read