Cornea/External Disease News

Healio spoke with I. Paul Singh, MD, about the importance of dry eye awareness in patients, physicians and the general public.

Healio spoke with I. Paul Singh, MD, about treatment options available in dry eye.

Healio spoke with I. Paul Singh, MD, about nonpharmaceutical options to consider in patients with dry eye.

Healio spoke with I. Paul Singh, MD, about the management of dry eye in pediatric patients.

A matched case-control study performed at Kaiser Permanente Southern California found no evidence to suggest an association between vaccination and corneal graft rejection.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, overviews two dry eye products from Surface Ophthalmics.

Wearing silicone hydrogel contact lenses may result in several adverse effects on the ocular surface and meibomian glands, some of which appeared to worsen with extended screen time, according to a study in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.

Patients with dry eye disease have worse sleep quality and may be at greater risk for unhealthy sleep duration, although a causal relationship between dry eye and sleep disorder has not been established, according to a meta-analysis.

Most eyes with keratoconus or corneal ectasia after laser refractive surgery remained stable 10 years after corneal cross-linking, although eyes with keratoconus appeared to be more stable, according to a study in Eye & Contact Lens.

The prevalence of keratoconus in children appeared higher than previously reported, highlighting the importance of early screening for the condition, according to a study published in Eye & Contact Lens.