Ocular Surface

Talking about the importance of a healthy ocular surface is part of my routine education for glaucoma patients.

Verséa Ophthalmics will distribute Celularity’s Biovance and Biovance 3L Ocular products for ocular surface disease treatment and ocular surgical support under the terms of an exclusive U.S. commercialization agreement.

Eye care providers consider scleral lenses to be a first-choice treatment for patients with corneal irregularity, although the lenses were not favored for ocular surface disease, according to a study published in Eye & Contact Lenses.

Eye drops for glaucoma are associated with various adverse effects on the ocular surface that often lead to treatment nonadherence and poor outcomes with surgery, according to a report published in Ocular Surface.

Dry eye in thyroid eye disease appeared to primarily manifest as evaporative dry eye disease in a cohort of treatment-naive patients in China, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Contact lenses benefit patients with dry eye and ocular surface disease by providing visual rehabilitation, symptom relief and ocular surface protection, according to a review published in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Scheffer Tseng, MD, PhD, chief technology officer at BioTissue, speaks about AmnioGraft, a cryopreserved amniotic membrane graft for surface reconstruction.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Susan Benton and Darrell E. White, MD, provide an overview of the Preservative Freedom Coalition, which was recently launched by Thea Pharma.

The eye is well adept at protecting itself against pathogens. There are antimicrobial proteins in tears, and the intact epithelium on the surface of the eye shields it efficiently from external assaults.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Maggie Jeffries, MD, shares why Iheezo is a reliable ocular surface anesthetic option and gives tips on how to use it.