Dry eye can be caused by a variety of iatrogenic interventions. The increasing number of
patients looking for eye care or cosmetic procedures involving the eyes, together with a …

Ocular drug delivery has been a major challenge to pharmacologists and drug delivery
scientists due to its unique anatomy and physiology. Static barriers (different layers of …

The goals of the subcommittee were to review the current practice and published evidence
of medical and surgical treatment options for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and to …

Scientists have been interested in studying the secretions of the meibomian glands for many
years, 1–8 and diseases associated with the meibomian glands (eg, cancers, posterior …

Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, sleeping in lenses, ill …

Nutrients, required by human bodies to perform life-sustaining functions, are obtained from
the diet. They are broadly classified into macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) …

The first citation in PubMed referencing the issue of comfort with contact lenses is a paper
from 1960 linking hygienic contact lens care and comfortable lens wear. 1 Unfortunately, not …

Background Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplements, involving omega‐3 and/or
omega‐6 components, have been proposed as a therapy for dry eye. Omega‐3 PUFAs exist …

Purpose: To determine whether oral supplementation with omega‐3 and omega‐6 fatty
acids can reduce conjunctival epithelium expression of the inflammatory marker human …

Dry eye disease (DED) treatment is an area of increasing complexity, with the emergence of
several new treatment agents in recent years. Evaluation of the efficacy of these agents is …