Advancements in dry eye management

Marguerite McDonald, MD, Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, and Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, discuss a number of topics pertaining to Dry Eye including the diagnosis and clinical manifestations, traditional, treatment options, and the potential new agents in the horizon.

EP 1: Introduction and overview of dry eye

Marguerite McDonald, MD, starts the introduction and Eric Donnenfeld, MD, provides the definition of dry eye disease.

EP 2: Epidemiology and consequences of untreated dry eye

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, and Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, review the importance of recognizing dry eye and the consequences of untreated dry eye.

EP 3: Diagnosis and overlooking asymptomatic patients with dry eye

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, provides insight into diagnosis and how patients with asymptomatic dry eye can be overlooked.

EP 4: Standard testing and assessment for dry eye disease

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, reviews the standard testing and assessment for dry eye disease.

EP 5: General principles of treatment of dry eye disease

Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, provides insight into the general principles of treatment for dry eye disease.

EP 6: Communication between ODs and MDs for optimal care

Experts in the management of dry eye discuss their expectations from physician and optometrist colleagues.

EP 7: Review of artificial tears for dry eye

Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, reviews the various types of artificial tears used for dry eye disease.

EP 8: Corticosteroids and Immunomodulators for the treatment of dry eye

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, reviews the role of corticosteroids and immunomodulatory agents for the management of dry eye.

EP 9: The role of nutritional supplements and antibiotics in dry eye

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, and Marguerite McDonald, MD, discuss the role of nutritional supplements as well as antibiotics in dry eye management.

EP 10: Treating meibomian gland dysfunction

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, identifies the preferred treatment options for meibomian gland dysfunction.

EP 11: In-office procedures and patient resistance for dry eye treatments

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, shares some in-office procedures for dry eye and the patient resistance with high cost.

EP 12: Treatment methods for aqueous dry eye

The panel of experts in the management of dry eye discuss the different methods to treat aqueous dry eye.

EP 13: Challenges in the management of dry eye

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, and Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, discuss the challenges in treating dry eye, including patient adherence.

EP 14: Counseling and formulary concerns for dry eye therapies

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, provides insight into patient counseling and how to handle prior authorizations and formulary concerns for therapies used to manage dry eye.

EP 15: Overlapping diseases and the impact of COVID-19

Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, reviews the treatment of patients with overlapping eye diseases. Eric Donnenfeld, MD, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on dry eye disease.

EP 16: Agents in the pipeline for dry eye disease

Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO, and Eric Donnenfeld, MD, review some of the agents in the pipeline for dry eye disease.

EP 17: Novel agents in the pipeline for dry eye disease

Tracy Swartz, OD, MS, FAAO, identifies some additional agents in the pipeline for the management of dry eye disease.