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Dry Eye in Patients with Fibromyalgia and its Relevance to Functional and Emotional Status

Dry Eye and Fibromylagia Dry Eye Disease (DED) research continues to reveal how patients suffer not just minor ocular irritation, but many can have significant quality of life (QOL) issues. In the upcoming Cornea 2013 June edition, Türkyilmaz, et al present evidence of this in their publication entitled “Dry eye in patients with fibromyalgia and its relevance to functional and emotional status”.

Visual analog scale (VAS), number of tender points, FM impact questionnaire (FIQ), Beck depression scale (BDS), Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), the tear break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer test, and tear osmolarity (TO) were assessed.

They found only tear osmolarity provided significant correlation (p < 0.001) compared with the other tests. Read abstract here.

Reactions Can Occur With “Tried and True” Safe Drugs, Too

Filamentary keratitis results can be seen in severe cases of Dry Eye Disease (DED) and in many cases Acetylcysteine (AC) AKA Mucomist can provide significant relief for these cases. Dr Amber Gaume Giannoni discusses "Reactions Can Occur With … [Continue reading]

Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

We are fortunate to have so many new diagnostic tests for our Dry Eye Disease (DED) patients available to us today. Whether it be tear osmolarity, tear interferometry, meibography, OCT meniscus height, etc. we can now get totally objective … [Continue reading]

Let’s Get Medical: Part 1

Have you considered how many more patients eye docs, both optometrists and ophthalmologists are going to be required to see in the very near future? We are facing an unprecedented time where the numbers of patients required to be seen is … [Continue reading]

Enhancing Patient Adherence to Dry Eye Therapy

In a recent two part series, Dr Bill Townsend discusses Enhancing Patient Adherence to Dry Eye Therapy. In the rush of today's clinical setting, it is imperative that we take time to ensure our patients understand both their condition but as … [Continue reading]

Dry Eye Disease Symptoms Alone Insufficient for Diagnosis

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is much more common than most clinicians think. In a lecture at the ASCRS 2013 annual meeting last week Dr Marguerite McDonald reported in an interim analysis of over 8400 patients from the TearLab Prevalence Study , 48% of all … [Continue reading]

Dry Eye in Patients with Fibromyalgia and its Relevance to Functional and Emotional Status

Reactions Can Occur With “Tried and True” Safe Drugs, Too

Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Short-term Consumption of Oral Omega-3 and Dry Eye Syndrome

Topical Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

Enhancing Patient Adherence to Dry Eye Therapy

Dry Eye Syndrome, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression in an Older Male Veteran Population

Dry Eye Disease Symptoms Alone Insufficient for Diagnosis

Dry Eye Not an Absolute Contraindication to Lasik

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