Cornea/External Disease News

ATLANTA — Stem cell deficiencies are considered noninfectious sight-threatening complications, so early diagnosis is critical, according to Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO.

Local firework bans may be linked with a slight reduction in the odds of firework-related ocular trauma, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The No. 1 thing I hear from patients — whether they are first-time or established contact lens wearers — is that they want lenses they can comfortably wear all day.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Priya M. Mathews, MD, MPH, explains why she offers Vevye for the treatment of dry eye disease.

An increase in screen time has led to a rise in digital eye strain in the U.S., according to a report released by CooperVision.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, speaks about the office-based epi-on cross-linking technique developed by the ELZA Institute in Switzerland.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Rahim Hirji, RPh, describes the products available from Verséa Ophthalmics.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Bojan Pajic, MD, PhD, speaks about a future potential application of femtosecond laser technology, namely stromal augmentation in advanced keratoconus.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Steven M. Silverstein, MD, FACS, discusses safety data for Dextenza for the treatment of perioperative ocular pain and inflammation and allergic conjunctivitis.

For most of us doctors, it’s the last thing we look at before bed and the first thing when we wake up: the screen of our smartphone or tablet.