Dry Eye Disease

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, discusses Vevye’s positive impact on the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

April was Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, but raising awareness and educating female patients about conditions that predominantly affect women is something eye care providers should prioritize year-round.

Lubricating eye drops with a single-polymer or dual-polymer formulation and saline were all effective in reducing epithelial surface irregularity along the horizontal meridian in a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.

Over the last several years, I have come to learn why treating dry eye is so important for our patients.

An impending physician shortage has been hanging over ophthalmology for years. The aging population needs more eye care, but as ophthalmologists are aging with that population, there are not enough incoming physicians to take their place.

You know, I really thought that significant gains had been made in raising the awareness of both the prevalence of and the need to treat dry eye disease in the perioperative period for cataract and refractive surgeries.

Ever heard of a helical collagen intercalator? How about a TRPM8 agonist? Maybe RASP as a target of treatment?

Re-esterified triglyceride omega-3 fatty acid supplementation did not improve symptoms of dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction in a small cohort of patients, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

EyeCRO announced that its Microemulsion Drug Ocular Penetration System, or MiDROPS, demonstrated safety and efficacy in its first clinical application as a topical eye drop vehicle for dry eye disease.

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals has launched an expanded line of Avenova product bundles to provide personalized treatment options beyond artificial tears for patients with dry eye disease.