Cornea/External Disease News

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Telling It Like It Is meeting, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, discusses the positive results that the IC-8 Apthera IOL has shown for corneal astigmatism in nondominant eyes.

Healio spoke with Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, director of specialty contact lenses at the Cornea Service of Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, about the importance of early diagnosis of neurotrophic keratitis and considerations for treatment.

ATLANTA — The use of Upneeq in patients with age-related ptosis has helped one clinician obtain more complete fundus images.

ATLANTA — In this video, Luis Rojas, OD, a practitioner in McKinney, Texas, explains how he chooses contact lenses by combining a patient’s objective findings from the comprehensive exam with subjective findings or visual task requirements.

Bruder Healthcare has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Dry Eye Drink to sell the doctor-formulated, hyper-hydrating drink mixes for adults with dry eye disease.

In this Healio video, Breanne B. McGhee, OD, FAAO, a featured speaker at the 2023 Island Eyes Conference in Hawaii, discusses key elements from three presentations she gave, as well as highlights from other educational sessions.

Treatment-related serious adverse events in ocular safety, the primary endpoints in a 12-month safety clinical trial of reproxalap for the treatment of dry eye disease, were not observed, according to an Aldeyra Therapeutics press release.

In adults, corneal haze following cross-linking is uncommon and resolves quickly.

Eye care pharmaceutical company Harrow announced the launch of its next-generation compounded atropine formulations, which are now available at ImprimisRx, its compounding and mail-order pharmacy subsidiary.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Douglas A. Katsev, MD, discusses map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.