Stimulating tear production: spotlight on neurostimulation

MD Yu, JK Park, AL Kossler - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Dry eye disease (DED) affects up to one-third of the global population. Traditional therapies,
including topical lubricants, have been employed with variable success in the treatment of …

Neurostimulation in dry eye disease—past, present, and future

G Dieckmann, F Fregni, P Hamrah - The Ocular Surface, 2019 - Elsevier
Neuromodulation is a novel approach that utilizes electrical signals, pharmaceutical agents,
or other forms of energy to modulate abnormal neural function through neurostimulation …

ONSET-1 phase 2b randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of OC-01 (varenicline solution) nasal spray on signs and symptoms of dry eye disease

D Wirta, GL Torkildsen, B Boehmer, DA Hollander… - Cornea, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of OC-01
(varenicline solution), a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist nasal spray, on signs and …

[HTML][HTML] A phase II randomized trial to evaluate the long-term (12-week) efficacy and safety of OC-01 (varenicline solution) nasal spray for dry eye disease: The …

H Quiroz-Mercado, E Hernandez-Quintela, KH Chiu… - The Ocular Surface, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Dry eye disease is characterized by loss of tear film stability. OC-01 (varenicline
solution) is a small-molecule nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist administered as a …

Novel extranasal tear stimulation: pivotal study results

MH Ji, DM Moshfeghi, L Periman… - … Vision Science & …, 2020 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of iTEAR, a novel, portable, sonic external
neuromodulation device, for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED). Methods: This was a …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of tear production in subjects with dry eye disease during intranasal tear neurostimulation: results from two pivotal clinical trials

JD Sheppard, GL Torkildsen, JA Geffin, J Dao… - The ocular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The intranasal tear neurostimulator (ITN) activates the nasolacrimal pathway, which
is involved with basal and bolus tear secretion. These studies characterized the acute and …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation: A new approach for stimulating tear secretion in dry eye disease

SC Pflugfelder, A Cao, A Galor, KK Nichols, NA Cohen… - The ocular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tear secretion is regulated by the lacrimal functional unit consisting of afferent and efferent
nerve innervation. The afferent arm consists of trigeminal nociceptors on the ocular surface …

Emerging therapies for dry eye disease

L Mason, S Jafri, I Dortonne… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Dry Eye Disease (DED) is defined as a multifactorial disease of the
ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film, and a vicious cycle of …

[HTML][HTML] Symptom improvement in dry eye subjects following intranasal tear neurostimulation: results of two studies utilizing a controlled adverse environment

GR Pattar, G Jerkins, DG Evans, GL Torkildsen… - The Ocular Surface, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the intranasal tear neurostimulator (ITN)
in improving dry eye symptoms assessed in a controlled adverse environment (CAE®) …

Effectiveness of intranasal tear neurostimulation for treatment of dry eye disease: A meta-analysis

Z Li, X Wang, X Li - Ophthalmology and therapy, 2023 - Springer
Introduction To assess the effectiveness and safety of intranasal tear neurostimulation in the
treatment of dry eye disease. Methods We performed a meta-analysis of four databases from …