Smoking, High Body Mass Index Associated With Dry Eye Disease Risk
Clinicians should discuss smoking cessation and the benefits of diet and exercise with patients to maximize ocular surface functioning.
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Chronic Ocular Pain Development Linked With Increased IL-9 Tear Levels
Understanding the role of tear cytokines and neuromodulators as biomarkers of chronic ocular pain may assist clinicians with treatment strategies.
Cigarette Smoking May Decrease Ocular Surface and Accommodative Parameters
Tobacco use is not significantly associated with immediate changes in tear meniscus height or visual acuity.
Thermal Pulsation Treatment Improves Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Symptoms
The rapid treatment results may prove particularly advantageous for patients with severe dry eye or those undergoing refractive or cataract surgery.
Consistent Lid Hygiene Recommendations May Improve Patient Compliance
In-person demonstrations as well as written and verbal instructions are key to patients’ management of meibomian gland dysfunction, a study explains.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Associated With Meibomian Gland Alterations
Clinicians treating SJS should consider the need to assess meibomian gland structural and functional parameters.
Graves Disease Linked With Adverse Corneal Outcomes, Orbitopathy Status Irrelevant
Regular ocular surface assessments are essential for patients with Graves Disease, even without the clinical manifestations accompanying orbitopathy.
Thermal Devices Effectively Relieve Dry Eye Symptoms in Patients with MGD
The lid warming therapy devices offer patients with meibomian gland dysfunction similar results at 1 month.
Friction-Related Disease Associated WIth MGD, Dropout Rate
Aqueous deficiency and tear meniscus height also show a good association with friction-related disease, but to a lesser extent than MGD and meibomian gland dropout rate.
Beverage Intake Not Associated With DED Symptoms
Female sex was the only variable that showed significant association with DED symptoms, a study shows.
Elevated Caspase-1 Levels May Be a Biomarker of Ocular Surface Damage
Clinicians in primary care offices or facilities without a biomicroscope may eventually be able to analyze caspase-1 levels as a means to screen for ocular surface damage.
Contact Lens Use May Promote Meibomian Gland Dropout
Clinicians may consider including meibography as a part of routine examination in CL wearers, a study suggests.
Screen Time and Sleep Associated With Dry Eye Disease
Clinicians may wish to consider educating dry eye patients on the potential benefits of increased sleep and danger of increased screen time.
PROSE Treatments Associated With Improved Visual Functioning, Ocular Symptoms
Researchers observe no significant associations between ocular surface disease index scores and age, sex, mental illness, or PROSE device diameter, wear time, or extent of wear, according to a report.
Scleral Lens Use Not Associated With Meibomian Gland Dropout and Visibility
Meibomian gland visibility can be assessed in an objective and repeatable way, according to a report.
Fatty Acid Supplementation May Improve Dry Eye Symptoms
Clinicians may consider educating patients on the importance of nutrition and supplementation as a means of managing dry eye symptoms.
Exercise May Improve Ocular Surface Health in Patients With Dry Eye
Physical activity, such as jogging, can promote tear secretion and tear film stability, a study shows.
Hypotonic Artificial Tears Can Reduce Some Contact Lens Discomfort
Clinicians may wish to recommend appropriate artificial tears for contact lens wearers to ensure continuation of their use.
The Pandemic May Have Prompted Earlier Onset of Presbyopia
Researchers suspect psychiatric distress caused by the pandemic is a factor in deteriorating accommodation in emerging presbyopia.
Association Between MGD, Glaucoma Treatments
Meibomian gland dysfunction can worsen when drops containing preservatives are used, according to a study.
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