Cornea/External Disease News

Optometrists are often first to diagnose a patient with keratoconus and hold a great responsibility for referring patients for corneal cross-linking in a timely manner.

FRANKFURT, Germany — The ELZA epi-on corneal cross-linking protocol provides biomechanical stiffening comparable to epi-off CXL, without iontophoresis or additional oxygen, in the office at the slit lamp.

The nonprofit eye bank Eversight has partnered with Emmecell, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, to advance therapies involving donor corneal epithelial cells for treatment of eye disease.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Intrastromal lamellar keratoplasty combined with collagen cross-linking enhances the tectonic stability and biomechanical strength of keratoconic corneas while flattening the cornea and improving visual acuity.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Corneal allogenic intrastromal ring segment implantation has more flattening effect on the cone when performed in corneas that have not previously undergone corneal cross-linking, according to a study.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Proxymetacaine drops are one strategy to reduce postoperative pain after epi-off cross-linking, according to a study conducted at a U.K. hospital.

FRANKFURT, Germany — A study evaluated the outcomes of three surgical procedures for advanced pellucid marginal degeneration, namely sliding keratoplasty, sliding keratoplasty with relaxing incisions and sector lamellar keratoplasty.

A water-free cyclosporine 0.1% solution demonstrated superiority over vehicle in corneal fluorescein staining among adults with moderate to severe dry eye disease, according to a study conducted in China and published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Healio | OSN Chief Medical Editor Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, a leader in corneal, cataract, refractive and laser surgery, has been appointed as founder and chairman of Surface Ophthalmics, according to a press release.

Of the cases referred to me for management of dry eye, many turn out to be manifestations of nerve damage subsequent to an untreated viral infection, such as herpes zoster ophthalmicus.