Cornea/External Disease News

Presurgical treatment with LipiFlow improved meibomian gland function in patients with range of vision IOLs, according to a study.

An affiliate of Bausch + Lomb acquired the over-the-counter Blink product line of eye and contact lens drops from Johnson & Johnson Vision, according to a press release.

Healio’s top ophthalmology items this week covered the accuracy of self-administered eye drops and the efficacy of thickening corneas before cross-linking.

In this column, we will describe a simple and novel method of performing a pupilloplasty procedure that allows adequate pupil reconstruction.

A 30-year-old man presented with chief complaints of blurry vision, dryness and redness in the left eye for 2 weeks. He was previously started on a lubricating ointment and Tobradex drops with some improvement but not complete resolution.

Apparently, it’s time for us to add another index to our DED armamentarium.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Zeba A. Syed, MD, ABO, discusses a study that evaluated the thickening of corneas before corneal cross-linking.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Jeff Wongs, MD, discusses a study that investigated the benefits of cryopreserved amniotic membrane to restore the ocular surface to a healthy state.

Is this what it’s like to be in junior high school when the new kid asks the prettiest girl to the dance?

Novartis has entered a transaction of up to $2.5 billion to divest ‘front of eye’ ophthalmology assets, including Xiidra, to Bausch + Lomb, according to a company press release.