Ocular Rosacea

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD, of Keck Medicine of USC, discusses light laser therapy as a cosmetic therapy and treatment for inflammation.

This year, Rosacea Awareness Month focuses on the importance of over-the-counter skin care products for patients with rosacea, according to the National Rosacea Society.

ORLANDO – Two practitioners advocated for an ocular surface disease therapy package including four sessions with intense pulsed light and one with in-office thermal pulsation.

ATLANTA — Treatment and procedure options that offer both cosmetic and functional ocular improvements have increased in recent years, providing better quality-of-life care, according to a presenter at this year’s SECO meeting.

Every optometrist addresses ocular surface disease in some capacity and, driven by a growing body of compelling science, many have expanded the range of diagnostic and treatment options they offer as new technologies have emerged.

Ocular rosacea may appear as other complications such as dry eye or blepharitis, and about 20% of patients will have ocular findings before dermatologic evidence of rosacea, according to a study published in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology.

Optometry is undergoing a tectonic shift, with online contact lens and eyeglass sales, telemedicine and equity capital group acquisitions all pointing to significant changes ahead. To prepare, we must identify unmet needs and expand our practices to meet them.