Dry Eye Disease

Dry eye in Sjögren’s syndrome remains “underdiagnosed and undertreated,” and often not fully understood, according to Sjögren Europe, which is gearing up for World Sjögren’s Day on July 23 with a campaign aimed at raising awareness online.

The combination of intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression could be “safe and useful” for improving signs of dry eye disease in those with moderate to severe symptoms, according to a study in PLoS ONE.

Submandibular gland transplantation showed efficacy for the treatment of end-stage refractory dry eye disease, while transplantation of minor salivary glands may be effective in treating less severe dry eye, according to a study.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Andrew J. Keyser, BSc, discusses a hydrogel intracanalicular insert as an effective alternate treatment for dry eye disease.

Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq have submitted a new drug application for NOV03 to the FDA for the treatment of signs and symptoms dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction, according to a press release.

CHICAGO – Tyrvaya nasal spray was shown to increase Schirmer’s scores in 4 weeks in the ONSET-1 and ONSET-2 clinical trials, Leslie O’Dell, OD, said at Optometry’s Meeting.

Long-term supplementation with marine omega-3 fatty acid has no effect on incident clinically significant dry eye disease or reported severe symptoms of the disease, according to a study.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective, Michelle Senchyna, PhD, vice president of clinical development and medical affairs at Aerie, discusses progress in clinical trials for its dry eye candidate AR-15512.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective, Kamran Hosseini, MD, PhD, CEO of Surface Ophthalmics, discusses the clinical trial progress of its dry eye and post-cataract surgery pain and inflammation candidates.

WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, discusses iVizia, a new dry eye product from Théa Pharma that recently launched in the U.S.