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Jan 17, 2025 · Prior to launching perfluorohexyloctane, prescription dry eye treatments were aimed at reducing inflammation and increasing tear production. Even though targeting these areas can be beneficial, they do not specifically address the evaporative component of DED. 5 Perfluorohexyloctane, however, not only treats both the signs and symptoms of dry eye, but targets this element, which previous ...

1 day ago · Avoidable causes of vision impairment (cataract and refractive disorders) among working-age individuals (age range, 20-64 years) have declined since 1990, according to research published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.However, a higher prevalence of these disorders among women and individuals living in areas with a lower sociodemographic index (SDI) highlights continued disparities ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Axial Elongation in Adult Myopia . Regular eye exams are important for all adults, particularly those experiencing myopia progression. During these visits, it is important for clinicians to measure axial length, due to its association with pathologic myopia. 3 An optical biometer can best measure axial length changes, but not all practices have one. . Among optometry practices that do utilize ...

1 day ago · Using an eye-monitoring device that issues reminders to avoid behaviors associated with myopia development and implements a rewards system for heeding these reminders can delay the disorder’s onset and progression, according to a cluster-randomized, parallel-group study published in Ophthalmology.. Researchers included 413 children (age range, 6 -12 years) in the prospective, investigator ...

Dec 1, 2023 · Research has demonstrated that obesity and overweight are significant risk factors for several ocular diseases, but can weight loss improve ocular health? With up to 51% of the US population projected to experience obesity by 2030, clinicians and patients can benefit from understanding the potential value weight loss has for improving glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (DR), dry eye disease (DED ...

Jan 15, 2025 · In the last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a visual field analyzer that uses only objective parameters to determine visual field loss, cleared a mapping and data module for a corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) device, granted rare pediatric disease designation for a novel gene therapy for inherited retinal dystrophy, and approved a generic equivalent for ...

Feb 20, 2024 · Drug Regulatory Updates. PL9643: Dry Eye Disease. Palatin Technologies, Inc. has received confirmation from the FDA regarding the acceptability of the protocols and endpoints for signs and symptoms of PL9643 in its phase 3 pivotal clinical trials for dry eye disease (DED). 1 The remaining phase 3 clinical trials, MELODY-2 and MELODY-3, include endpoints related to both signs and symptoms of ...

Dec 15, 2023 · Treatments were decided based on the results of this data analysis and patients were monitored every 3 to 6 months for progression, which was defined as 0.25 D or greater myopia spherical equivalent progression (as assessed with cycloplegic autorefraction) or greater than 0.10 mm axial elongation in 6 months. Children who showed progression while on one treatment, received a change in treatment.

Jun 7, 2024 · Optometrists may see patients with presbyopia on a routine basis — 128 million of these individuals live in the US alone — but not all clinicians or their staff consider progressive lens designs when caring for these patients. 1,2 Since numerous progressive lens options exist, it may be easy for some eye care professionals to limit their lens selection to only a …