A concise review of current knowledge in the stimulation and regulation of tear production
and its relationship to the ocular surface is presented. A discussion of treatment modalities …

Teatment of the dry eye involves the challenges and frustrations associated with the
management of chronic disease. Frustration on the part of both the practitioner and the …

There has been considerable increase in the knowledge concern ing tear secretion, the
ocular surface, and pathophysiologic con ditions leading to the dry eye. Much of this new …

Objective To assess subjective symptoms, tear function factors, and ocular surface
morphology in the clinical course of patients with dry eye syndrome under treatment within …

Dry eye syndrome, a leading cause of ocular discomfort affecting millions of people, is now
divided into two major groups: one with tear deficiency, the other with excessive tear …

There is a shift occurring in the field of dry eye bringing us from a time when the condition
could only be managed quantitatively to anticipating being able to treat it in the near future …

Early interventions were palliative, attempting to replace water lost from the tear film. Today,
therapy is directed at the underlying inflammation, a recognized component of dry eye …

Dry eye syndrome (DES) refers to a spectrum of ocular surface diseases with diverse and
frequently multiple aetiologies. The common feature of the various manifestations of DES is …

Dry eye symptoms arise from a series of etiologies and are manifest in different patients with
varying severity. The National Eye Institute/Industry Workshop on Clinical Trials in Dry Eyes …

A variety of therapeutic options are now available for treating the dry eye. As a result, an
ophthalmologist faced with an untreated dry eye patient will have to select an initial …