Cornea/External Disease News

SAN FRANCISCO — Improved technologies and advanced techniques have given corneal laser surgery a valuable role in therapeutic treatment, according to a presentation here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Performing corneal cross-linking at the slit lamp democratizes access to care and reduces costs, according to a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Theo Guenter Seiler, MD, discusses the latest evolutions to increase the efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus.

The Harvard Drug Group and Cardinal Health have initiated voluntary recalls on certain over-the-counter ophthalmic products after the FDA warned about unsanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility.

Dry eye disease is chronic, multifactorial and complex. As a result, management plans have to account for many variables, from underlying conditions to work environments.

It’s a conundrum. Your patient has classic evaporative dry eye disease.

For patients with progressive keratoconus, corneal cross-linking is indicated to slow or stop the progression of the disease.

The FDA has warned consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products due to potential risk for eye infections.

Hands-on workshops and high-level education engaged attendees at this year’s Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium, which offered a host of events related to research, diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Jennifer Loh, MD, discusses why ophthalmologists must be aware of the crossover between thyroid eye disease and dry eye disease.