Annual Dry Eye Report

Diet: Why Dry Eye Hangs in the Balance

What we eat—and don’t eat—is impacting our ocular health. Here’s what you need to know.
05/15/2020

Don’t Overlook Aqueous-deficient Dry Eye

Familiarize yourself with this subset so that you’re better able to detect and manage it if it does present.
05/15/2020

Treat the Front Before the Cut

The surgeon will remove the patient’s cataract, but it’s your job to make sure the eye is healthy enough for surgery, or else to help get it there.
05/15/2020

Did the DREAM Study Change Your Thinking?

The controversial findings led some ODs to question the role of omega-3s, while others dispute the study itself. Here, several experts share their views.
05/16/2019

Cyclosporine Shoot-out: How Do They Match Up?

After more than a decade with just a single agent to use, your options are expanding. This story explains their differences.
05/15/2019

Build A Better Dry Eye Protocol

The DEWS II report provides a roadmap to help streamline your treatment regimens.
05/15/2019

Improve Your Understanding of Meibomian Gland Function ­—and Dysfunction

To fully appreciate the underpinnings of dry eye, it is important to take a step back and consider both the structure and function of the meibomian glands.
05/15/2016

A Better Meibomian Gland Work-up: See What You’ve Been Missing

Develop a protocol for assessing the lids and related structures.
05/15/2016

Tools of the Trade: Current Techniques to Treat Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

With new techniques and technologies emerging, optometrists have more ways than ever to combat this pervasive problem.
05/15/2016

Why Dry Eye Trials Often Fail

From disease variability to confounding underlying conditions, there are countless reasons why new dry eye drugs have come up short in FDA testing.
01/15/2013

Upcoming Events

December 5, 2024

Rethinking Dry Eye Disease: A Contemporary Approach to a Complex Condition
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Nate Lighthizer, OD, and Dagny Zhu, MD
Webinar: 9:00pm ET

Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb

Register here

December 6-7, 2024

West Coast Optometric Glaucoma Symposium
Location: Westin Carlsbad, Carlsbad, California
Program Co-Chairs: Murray Fingeret, OD, and Robert N. Weinreb, MD
Earn up to 12 LIVE COPE Credits (accreditation pending)

Register here

December 7-8, 2024

Retina Update 2024
Location: Westin Carlsbad, Carlsbad, California
Program Chairs: Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, and Steven Ferrucci, OD
Earn up to 11 LIVE COPE credits (accreditation pending)

Register here

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