Cornea/External Disease News

A 58-year-old man who lives out of state had a history of waking up with irritation in his right eye 2 weeks after sleeping in his contact lenses.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

Occasionally, treatments come along that are of greater interest to patients than to doctors.

Pellucid marginal degeneration is a corneal ectatic disorder primarily involving the peripheral inferior quadrant from the 4 o’clock to 8 o’clock position.

At OSN New York, a panel of experts led by Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS, broke down and problem-solved challenging corneal cases.

In this issue of Healio | OSN, a roundtable discusses the management of epithelial ingrowth after LASIK, neurotrophic keratitis and Demodex blepharitis with marginal keratitis.

When managing an irritated cornea, choosing among fortified antibiotics, oral antivirals, anti-inflammatories or combination therapy as the best course of action can be challenging.

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, William B. Trattler, MD, of the Center for Excellence in Eye Care in Miami, offers advice on identifying and managing patients with both cataracts and keratoconus.