Cornea/External Disease News

LAS VEGAS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS, offers thoughts on using steroids to treat dry eye disease.

LAS VEGAS — Cross-linking may have a role as an alternative to antimicrobial therapy for early infectious keratitis, according to research presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Many cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis are misdiagnosed, a presenter said during Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, discussed the “best candidates” for various types of corneal perforation treatments at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

Patients with infectious uveitis are at an increased risk for corneal graft failure compared with patients with noninfectious uveitis, according to a study published in Cornea.

Everything about dry eye disease is hard.

Lower Schirmer’s test score correlated with increased corneal staining and more severe disease burden among patients with dry eye disease, according to research presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

The lenticules extracted during SMILE procedures can be potentially reused in many ways. They are integer, neatly cut discs from young, healthy corneas suitable for biomedical research, tissue repair and tissue-addition procedures.

SMILE surgery is becoming more and more popular and successful, and is now a driver in our high-volume clinic.

Klarity-C was a suitable alternative treatment for patients with dry eye disease, according to a study published in Clinical Ophthalmology.