Dry eye

JA Clayton - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Dry Eye Dry eye is a common, painful ocular disturbance that can result from systemic
inflammatory diseases, localized eye problems, or commonly used medications. Current …

[HTML][HTML] Contact lens-associated dry eye disease: recent advances worldwide and in Japan

T Kojima - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2018 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Contact lens wearers complain of various types of contact lens discomfort (CLD), which may
result in the discontinuation of contact lenses. CLD is often associated with dry eye disease …

[HTML][HTML] Current management and treatment of dry eye disease

C Şimşek, M Doğru, T Kojima… - Turkish journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A better understanding of the pathophysiology and etiology of dry eye disease leads to more
efficient management and treatment of the disease process. However, there is substantial …

Investigating the effect of eye cosmetics on the tear film: current insights

MTM Wang, JP Craig - Clinical optometry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Eye cosmetics are frequently applied among female populations of all age groups around
the world. However, the migration of cosmetic products across the eyelid margin has been …

Morphological and functional changes in TRPM8‐expressing corneal cold thermoreceptor neurons during aging and their impact on tearing in mice

I Alcalde, A Íñigo‐Portugués… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological and functional alterations of peripheral somatosensory neurons during the
aging process lead to a decline of somatosensory perception. Here, we analyze the …

Research questions and outcomes prioritized by patients with dry eye

IJ Saldanha, R Petris, G Han, K Dickersin… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Dry eye is a common ocular surface condition with significant influence on
patient quality of life and societal economic burden. There is an urgent need to prioritize new …

Evaluating the novel application of cyclosporine 0.1% in ocular surface disease

KG Boboridis, AGP Konstas - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Ocular surface disease (OSD) is a highly prevalent symptomatic condition
caused by dry eye disease (DED), intrinsic, environmental, or iatrogenic causes. It affects …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations of murine subbasal corneal nerves after environmental dry eye stress

C Simsek, T Kojima, M Dogru… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2018 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To investigate the morphologic changes in the corneal subbasal nerve (CSN)
plexus in wild-type mice after exposure to environmental dry eye stress (EDES) using in vivo …

Influence of cataract surgery on Meibomian gland dysfunction

A El Ameen, S Majzoub, G Vandermeer… - Journal Français d' …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the influence of cataract surgery on Meibomian gland dysfunction, in
particular on postoperative functional symptoms. Patients and methods Thirty patients who …

SFTA3–a novel surfactant protein of the ocular surface and its role in corneal wound healing and tear film surface tension

M Schicht, F Garreis, N Hartjen, S Beileke, C Jacobi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The study aimed to characterize the expression and function of SFTA3 at the ocular surface
and in tears. Ocular tissues, conjunctival (HCjE) and human corneal (HCE) epithelial cell …