Ocular Surface Disease

Italian investigators reported that ocular surface conditions such as dry eye disease are key factors in perioperative outcomes, even when patients achieve 20/20 vision.

This year was brimming with advancements in eye care.

Common glaucoma treatments may worsen ocular surface disease and meibomian gland dysfunction, leading to discomfort, redness, and even poor treatment compliance.

The team conducted a cross-sectional study from December 2016 to March 2024 in patients with acute infectious conjunctivitis

All patients included in the study had been referred to Ocular Oncology Service of the Federal University of São Paulo with the suspicion of ocular metastasis.

The module encompasses real world data on more than 250,000 de-identified patients and provides information on extracting diagnoses from clinical notes in electronic health records.

Pterygium is an ocular disease commonly referred to as “surfer’s eye,” which can result from exposure to high levels of UV radiation.

While the change is mostly a result of improved recognition of in situ cases, authors wanted to identify any changes in the incidence and mortality of conjunctival melanoma in Australia from 1982 to 2014.

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, discusses the importance of considering ocular surface health in cataract surgery patients.

This NDA transfer marks the fourth FDA-approved ophthalmic product purchased by Harrow earlier in 2023 now commercially available in the US.

Surgeon details training, experience with procedure that offers hope to patients.

Eye rubbing is a common practice, but one that can cause a number of problems.

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, goes over some tips and methods to educate patients about OSD before performing any surgery.

Patients treated with azithromycin did not have a higher incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events.

Outcomes achieved with information, osmolarity testing, proven treatments

Ophthalmologists should be aware of a patient’s prior history

Those who used both traditional and electronic cigarettes reported severe to very severe ophthalmic symptoms.

Patients are at risk for developing severe dry eye and ocular surface disease.

During a presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Denver, Yuichi Hori, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that taping the top border of a surgical mask to a clinicians’ skin reduces the potential for ocular surface damage resulting from expirations of air reaching the ocular surface during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Severe ocular involvement demands inflammation control

A team of investigators from Pohang University of Science and Technology has found that conjunctival goblet cell examination is important for the precise diagnosis and effective treatment of ocular surface diseases; however, CGC examination has not been possible until now due to lack of non-invasive devices.

Cynthia Matossian, MD, shares her thoughts on the premium patient "experience" or "journey," emphasizing the outcomes of patient experiences.

Dongkyun Lang, a biomedical engineering and optical sciences professor, is developing a way to diagnose and treat corneal ulcers that is eight times cheaper and 20 times faster than today's gold standard.

Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, ABES, points out that there has been confusing news lately about what is (and is not) covered by Medicare when it comes to in-office treatments for meibomian gland dysfunction.

Nathan Hall, BS, MS, presents research on how epidemiologic analysis of malignant ocular surface tumors found significant differences in geographic prevalence rates in the United States.

Three cases demonstrate value of new tools, technology for surgeons.

According to investigators, aqueous humor analysis differentiated the tumors in patients.

Investigators find that long-term ocular complications require further observation.

Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, ABES, takes a look at the recent, sudden change in low-payment reimbursement by Medicare Administrative Contractors for LipFlow and MGD procedure codes.