Correlations among symptoms, signs, and clinical tests in evaporative-type dry eye disease caused by Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)

M Cuevas, MJ González-García, E Castellanos… - Current eye …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate changes in symptoms, objective tests, and signs after medical
treatment of subjects with evaporative-type dry eye disease (EDE) caused by Meibomian …

A comparison of an eyelid-warming device to traditional compress therapy

H Pult, BH Riede-Pult, C Purslow - Optometry and Vision Science, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To assess the warming and humidifying effect and ocular safety of the
Blephasteam® eyelid-warming device vs. warm and moist compresses in healthy …

Toric orthokeratology for highly astigmatic children

CC Chen, SW Cheung, P Cho - Optometry and Vision Science, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To determine the efficacy of toric orthokeratology (ortho-k) in correcting myopia
and astigmatism in myopic children with moderate to high astigmatism. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Non‐contact meibography in diagnosis and treatment of non‐obvious meibomian gland dysfunction

H Pult, BH Riede‐Pult - Journal of Optometry, 2012 - Elsevier
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the most common cause of dry eye and is
recommended to be treated by warm and moist compresses followed by lid massage and lid …

Clinical performance of an orthokeratology lens fitted with the aid of a computer software in Chinese children

KY Chan, SW Cheung, P Cho - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the clinical performance of the orthokeratology (ortho-k) lens fitted with
computer assisted system after 1-month of lens wear, in a group of children undergoing …

Tear film surface quality with rigid and soft contact lenses

G Tyagi, D Alonso-Caneiro, M Collins… - Eye & contact lens, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure tear film surface quality (TFSQ) using
dynamic high-speed videokeratoscopy during short-term (8 hrs) use of rigid and soft contact …

A theoretical model for comparing UK costs of contact lens replacement modalities

SE Efron, N Efron, PB Morgan, SL Morgan - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To develop a theoretical 'cost-per-wear'model of contact lens wear, as tool for
UK practitioners to assist patients in determining the most cost-effective lens replacement …

Is contact lens wear inflammatory?

N Efron - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 - bjo.bmj.com
This may seem to be an odd question to be asking, but please hear me out. Back in the early
1970s, when studying General Physiology 101, I was taught that the five cardinal signs of …

Contact lens correction of regular and irregular astigmatism

RM Herranz, GR Zarzuelo… - … -Optics, Physiology and …, 2012 - books.google.com
An astigmatism is an ametropia in which light rays do not focus at a single point (American
Academy Ophthalmology, 2005) but form two focal lines. This image of a point is called a …

[PDF][PDF] Blinking characteristics and corneal staining in different soft lens materials

B Ishak, JJY Thye, BM Ali, N Mohidin - International Journal of Biomedical …, 2012 - Citeseer
Background Contact lens (CL) wear can cause changes in blinking and corneal staining.
Aims and Objectives To determine the effects of CL materials (HEMA and SiHy) on …