Cornea/External Disease News

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Yuna Rapoport, MD, MPH, of Manhattan Eye, discusses light heat therapy for dry eye disease and lotilaner for Demodex blepharitis.

The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Akantior for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis, according to a press release from Avanzanite Bioscience.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, of the University of Memphis, discusses results from the ARMOR surveillance study.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Analisa Arosemena, MD, of CorrectVision Laser Institute discusses Vevye for the treatment of dry eye disease.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the World Ophthalmology Congress, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, of Virginia Eye Consultants discusses Miebo’s efficacy for dry eye disease in various patient subgroups.

It’s hot outside. Like the heat of my youth hot. My sleeping dogs, companions for all my previous “sits and thinks” summer columns, will only lie indoors with the air conditioning on.

Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty, or CTAK, is a novel intrastromal lamellar keratoplasty technique for the treatment of keratoconus.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the World Ophthalmology Congress, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, of Virginia Eye Consultants discusses clinical trial data for Miebo for the treatment of dry eye disease.

A study covering a large U.S. database over 22 years found a steady decrease in the rate of endophthalmitis after intraocular procedures.

Spencer Trask & Co. announced the launch of Signal12, a clinical-stage dry eye company that plans to advance Pro-ocular for the treatment of dry eye disease, according to a press release.