Cornea/External Disease News

Submandibular gland transplantation showed efficacy for the treatment of end-stage refractory dry eye disease, while transplantation of minor salivary glands may be effective in treating less severe dry eye, according to a study.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Andrew J. Keyser, BSc, discusses a hydrogel intracanalicular insert as an effective alternate treatment for dry eye disease.

Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq have submitted a new drug application for NOV03 to the FDA for the treatment of signs and symptoms dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction, according to a press release.

Long-term supplementation with marine omega-3 fatty acid has no effect on incident clinically significant dry eye disease or reported severe symptoms of the disease, according to a study.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, discusses iVizia, a new dry eye product from Théa Pharma that recently launched in the U.S.

Suturing penetrating keratoplasties is tricky and worth mastering. My guest in this column is Roswell R. Pfister, MD, who explains the intricacies of this art.

A study confirmed the efficacy of intense pulsed light treatment combined with meibomian gland expression vs. monotherapy meibomian gland expression in patients with moderate to severe dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction.

Seriously? Are we still doing this? Why are we still seeing poorly done studies using protocols that do not reflect real-world practice being used to make broad, sweeping denigration of omega-3 fatty acid provided by fish oil?

Patients with cicatricial entropion and fornix scarring represent a significant reconstructive challenge.

A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department at Tufts Medical Center after experiencing sudden painless loss of vision in his right eye for the past 48 hours.