Smart contact lenses as wearable ophthalmic devices for disease monitoring and health management

H Seo, WG Chung, YW Kwon, S Kim, YM Hong… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The eye contains a complex network of physiological information and biomarkers for
monitoring disease and managing health, and ocular devices can be used to effectively …

The current state of optical sensors in medical wearables

E Vavrinsky, NE Esfahani, M Hausner, A Kuzma… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Optical sensors play an increasingly important role in the development of medical diagnostic
devices. They can be very widely used to measure the physiology of the human body …

Advances in dry eye disease examination techniques

Y Wu, C Wang, X Wang, Y Mou, K Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dry eye-related ocular surface examination is very important in the diagnosis and treatment
of dry eye disease. With the recent advances in science and technology, dry eye …

Tear Film Lipid Layer Structure: Self-Assembly of O-Acyl-ω-hydroxy Fatty Acids and Wax Esters into Evaporation-Resistant Monolayers

T Viitaja, J Moilanen, KJ Svedstrom, FS Ekholm… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In healthy eyes, the tear film lipid layer (TFLL) is considered to act as an evaporation
resistant barrier, which prevents eyes from drying. Seeking to understand the mechanisms …

Applications of infrared thermography in ophthalmology

R Gulias-Cañizo, ME Rodríguez-Malagón… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Body temperature is one of the key vital signs for determining a disease's severity, as it
reflects the thermal energy generated by an individual's metabolism. Since the first study on …

Dry eye disease in astronauts: a narrative review

T Ax, B Ganse, FN Fries, N Szentmáry… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Long-duration spaceflight can have adverse effects on human health. One of the most
common ocular conditions experienced by astronauts is dry eye disease (DED). Symptoms …

Inflammation-suppressing cornea-in-a-syringe with anti-viral GF19 peptide promotes regeneration in HSV-1 infected rabbit corneas

E Simoliunas, I Ruedas-Torres… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2024 - nature.com
Pathophysiologic inflammation, eg, from HSV-1 viral infection, can cause tissue destruction
resulting in ulceration, perforation, and ultimately blindness. We developed an injectable …

[HTML][HTML] Shear-thinning and temperature-dependent viscosity relationships of contemporary ocular lubricants

W Kapadia, N Qin, P Zhao, CM Phan… - … Vision Science & …, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the shear viscosity of contemporary, commercially available ocular
lubricants at various shear rates and temperatures and to derive relevant mathematical …

Screening evaporative dry eyes severity using an infrared image

Q Zhang, Y Wu, Y Song, G Qin, L Yang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial and one of the most common
problems treated in an ophthalmic outpatient clinic. Due to the variability in presentation …

The Effect of Face Masks during COVID-19 Pandemic on Ocular Surface Temperature—A Clinical Thermographic Analysis

N Kapelushnik, S Benyosef, A Skaat, A Abdelkader… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the center for disease control and prevention (CDC)
recommends face-mask wearing for all people above the age of two years. The wearing of …