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] The eye, oxidative damage and polyunsaturated fatty acids

SC Saccà, CA Cutolo, D Ferrari, P Corazza… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are known to have numerous beneficial effects, owing to
their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. From a metabolic standpoint, the …

[HTML][HTML] n− 3 Fatty acid supplementation for the treatment of dry eye disease

Dry Eye Assessment and Management … - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Dry eye disease is a common chronic condition that is characterized by ocular
discomfort and visual disturbances that decrease quality of life. Many clinicians recommend …

Clinical impact of inflammation in dry eye disease: proceedings of the ODISSEY group meeting

C Baudouin, M Irkeç, EM Messmer… - Acta …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common, multifactorial ocular condition with major impact on
vision and quality of life. It is now well recognized that the pathophysiology of chronic DED …

[HTML][HTML] n–3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

TDE Assessment… - The New England …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Dry eye disease is a common chronic condition that is characterized by
ocular discomfort and visual disturbances that decrease quality of life. Many clinicians …

Dry eye assessment and management (DREAM©) study: study design and baseline characteristics

PA Asbell, MG Maguire, E Peskin, VY Bunya… - Contemporary clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Describe trial design and baseline characteristics of participants in the DRy Eye
Assessment and Management (DREAM©) Study. Design Prospective, multi-center …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating contact lens discomfort with anti-inflammatory approaches: a randomized controlled trial

LE Downie, A Gad, CY Wong, JHV Gray… - … & visual science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To assess the efficacy of anti-inflammatory approaches, comprising a topical
corticosteroid and omega-3 supplements, for modulating the inflammatory overlay …

[HTML][HTML] Oral omega-3 supplementation lowers intraocular pressure in normotensive adults

LE Downie, AJ Vingrys - Translational vision science & …, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the major modifiable risk factor for the sight-
threatening eye disease, glaucoma. We investigated whether oral omega-3 supplements …

[HTML][HTML] Relation between dietary essential fatty acid intake and dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction in postmenopausal women

JF Ziemanski, LR Wolters, L Jones-Jordan… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the relationship between omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids
with dry eye disease (DED) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Design Cross …

A new scale for the assessment of conjunctival bulbar redness

I Macchi, VY Bunya, M Massaro-Giordano, RA Stone… - The ocular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Current scales for assessment of bulbar conjunctival redness have limitations for
evaluating digital images. We developed a scale suited for evaluating digital images and …