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 …

Treatment of the dry eye involves the challenges and frustrations asso-ciated with the
management of a chronic disease. Frustration on the part of both the practitioner and the …

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 …

The topic of the 1984 Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium was 'The Dry Eye'; it was
chaired by my colleague and mentor Mr Peter Wright. In the 33 years that have passed since …

Robert Doyne, Founder of the Oxford Congress, was born in 1857 and came to Oxford in
1886.1 He lived with his family at 53 Broad Street, not far from Keble College, which was …

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 …

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN DEALING WITH DRY EYES is the lack of a precise definition.
Until recently, the term dry eye implied tear volume deficiency, which is associated mainly …

Beginning in the time of Hippocrates, complaints of dry eye were treated with a number of
methods, including bathing the eyes in a variety of lubricating environments. Egg white …

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), also known as dry eye syndrome, dry eye disease, chronic
dry eye disease, or keratitis sicca, refers to disorders of the tear film caused by reduced tear …