Cornea/External Disease News

SEATTLE — The rate of deaths attributed to vascular complications increased from 2001 to 2020 for adults with diabetes in the U.S., with the rise mainly due to an increase in deaths from diabetic nephropathy, according to a speaker.

NEW YORK — Lumenis, makers of the OptiLight intense pulsed light treatment for dry eye, released the next generation of the device to decrease treatment time and improve workflow, according to a company executive at Vision Expo East.

People with allergic diseases had an increased risk for cataract surgery, an association more evident in men aged younger than 50 years and in those with both atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, according to data in Scientific Reports.

The TearRestore Thermal Mask increased tear break-up time, reduced dry eye symptoms and increased meibomian gland function in patients with dry eye disease, according to topline study results reported in a company press release.

NEW ORLEANS — Corneal abrasions are the most common basketball-related eye injury, according to a poster presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — A patient-centered team approach that includes ophthalmology, neurology, functional medicine and pain medicine is beneficial in the management of chronic ocular pain, according to a study.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, explains that while MRSA has decreased, it is often still multidrug resistant.

Grifols announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Selagine to develop immunoglobin eye drops for the treatment of dry eye disease, in a company press release.

A program that includes community health workers can serve as the first line of care for corneal abrasions, according to research presented at Real World Ophthalmology.

NOV03 significantly reduced signs and symptoms of dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction compared with hypotonic saline, according to a study.