Cornea/External Disease News

The FDA cleared an investigational new drug application for OK-101 for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain, according to a press release from Okyo Pharma.

Wölfflin nodules are light-colored, peripheral iris nodules that are found in 10% of healthy individuals and almost exclusively in patients with light irides.

Long-term observational studies have shown excellent efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking, particularly for the epithelium-off procedure known as the “Dresden protocol.”

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, shares tips on repairing iris defects.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, FACS, discusses the use of scleral lenses and corneal cross-linking for keratoconus.

The FDA has issued a warning to consumers not to purchase or use South Moon, Rebright or FivFivGo eye drops because of possible contamination and risk for eye infection.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, discusses herpetic disease and the use of a new noncontact quantitative corneal esthesiometer.

Symptoms of dry eye disease were more closely related to sleep disturbances than exam findings, although inflammation and meibum quality were linked to subjective sleep quality, according to a study in BMJ Open Ophthalmology.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, discusses how a soft contact lens may deliver medication to the front of the eye as an alternative to eye drops.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, discusses the use amniotic membranes for dry eye and persistent epithelial defects.