Eyelid

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Andrew G. Lee, MD, explains why a team approach is needed for neuro-ophthalmic conditions.

OCT imaging captured significantly greater meibomian gland length than traditional meibography, likely due to a longer wavelength that penetrates deeper into the eyelids, according to a study published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has announced positive topline results from the Ersa phase 2a trial evaluating TP-03 for treatment of meibomian gland disease in patients with Demodex mites, with significant improvements reported in two key measures.

Use of the posterior auricular muscle complex graft as a spacer in upper eyelid retraction was first presented at the 20th annual scientific symposium of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1989.

Demodex blepharitis is so common that it makes up more than twothirds of all blepharitis cases.

NEW YORK — Clinicians should ask patients to look down when they are behind the slit lamp to be evaluated for collarettes, which indicate Demodex blepharitis, Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO, said at Vision Expo East.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Andrew Harrison, MD, discusses how specialists can identify eyelid lesions as benign or malignant.

The Meivertor, a new device designed to evert the upper eyelid for improved imaging of meibomian glands, was introduced at Academy 2022 in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO — Eyelid margin cleaning at an elevated controlled temperature reduced dry eye symptoms after 7 days in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction, according to a study presented at Academy 2022.

SleepTite/SleepRite, an over-the-counter nighttime eyelid closure device, is now available to eye care providers and their patients, according to a press release from Ophthalmic Resources Partners.