Cornea/External Disease News

We published a peer-reviewed article, “A unification theory for dry eye and blepharitis,” in Clinical Ophthalmology in 2016.

The FDA granted breakthrough therapy and regenerative medicine advanced therapy designations for AURN001 for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease, according to a press release from Aurion Biotech.

In addition to accidental ocular injury associated with e-cigarettes, chronic users may experience reduced tear film quality and stability, potentially increasing the risk for dry eye disease, according to a systematic review.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A study suggested that electrocardiogram screening should be performed in patients with sarcoidosis-associated uveitis because life-threatening cardiac involvement may be present even without symptoms.

Improvements in multiple sign efficacy endpoints were reported for licaminlimab in patients with dry eye disease, with more pronounced effects in patients with a TNFR1 genetic biomarker, according to an Oculis press release.

Catch up on the top five items in dry eye disease from May.

A 69-year-old woman presented to an outside provider with foreign body sensation and irritation in the right eye for 3 days.

Pinhole pupilloplasty is a method to reduce the size of a pupil to as small as a pinhole.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Roger Kennedy, director of marketing for BioTissue, announces the launch of the CAM360 AmnioGraft.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses Lacrifill for the management of dry eye disease.