Fierce rivalry and battles of wit, experience and education have been raging for more than a century. Often characterised by the odd bruised eye, bruised ego and chipped lens, these intense wars have had their fair share of casualties and trauma over time.
Based on its overwhelming success to date, the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) has increased the services of its Dry Eye Clinic to two sessions per week.
The TFOS DEWS II reports were published in 2017, bringing practitioners up to date on the scientific evidence related to dry eye disease (DED), including our current understanding of its pathophysiology, a consensus-refined definition, a more definitive approach to diagnosis and a review of manageme
Should we look for dry eye on every patient? I get this question with some frequency. I admit I find it perplexing. I am reminded of a practitioner asking me several years ago if I did biomicroscopy on every patient. Well, of course! Do I look for dry eye disease on every patient? The answer is a re
Ever heard your patients say they use Dr Google? Or that they looked something up online? YouTube is the worldwide number two search engine. Every day, more than 100 million people watch online videos. Isn’t YouTube just for kids, teenagers and video games, I hear you ask? No. Over 66% of US interne
The most severe forms of chronic dry eye disease (DED) are often caused by underlying immune-mediated diseases. These can be visually debilitating in some cases and treatment may be challenging. Dry eye disease may result directly or indirectly from these conditions, some of which are summarised bel
With apologies to William Shakespeare for the title, this was indeed the question addressed in our recent literature review1. With increasing availability and focus on preservative-free drops, eye care practitioners have been left wondering if preserved artificial tears continue to have a place in t
No one could have imagined what 2020 would bring, least of all those in the eye professions for whom ‘2020’, by all rights, was supposed to be our ‘perfect’ year. And yet here we are, more than six months in, with very few globally having remained immune to the impact of SARS-CoV-2.
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary illustrated manual of ophthalmology, fifth edition, is the latest version of the popular ophthalmology textbook by Neil Friedman, Peter Kaiser and associate author Roberto Pineda II.
A 6-year-old female was referred by her GP with the chief complaint being right, upper lid swelling. Prior to that, there was a history of sinusitis with coryzal symptoms for a week. She was initially treated by her GP with oral antibiotics for 10 days and there was no improvement at all.
It was with great pleasure that I accepted an invitation to interview Professor Colin Green about his contribution to the Department of Ophthalmology at Auckland University. Although recently retired and committed to taking a step back, Prof Green says he’ll remain involved in some capacity.
Dry eye disease is a common ocular surface disorder, resulting in one of the most frequently encountered complaints in ophthalmic practice. Whilst the disease is complex and multifactorial, inflammation is a common denominator in DED, which in turn causes further damage to the corneal epithelium and
