Dry eye disease (DED) is a prevalent, chronic condition diagnosed in about 16.4 million Americans, with an additional 6 million undiagnosed patients experiencing dry eye symptoms. 1 The prevalence of ...

Because of its chronic nature, dry eye syndrome (DES) is not an easy disease to manage. Treatment usually progresses in a stepwise fashion, starting with conservative therapies and advancing to more ...

Interview has been edited for readability. AJMC®: How much do you consider treatment guidelines—such as from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive ...

Some patients with dry eye disease can be difficult to treat, but clinicians can help them by looking for underlying issues, ...

Dry eye, a symptomatic eye condition characterized by poor tear production, affects nearly 16 million adults in the United States. We met with Jennifer Risting, O.D., FAAO, one of our optometrists and ...

Dry eye disease is a condition that occurs when your eyes do not make enough tears or when your tears dry up too quickly. Tears are essential for keeping the surface of your eyes healthy, comfortable, ...

Dry eye is often seen in conjunction with autoimmune diseases, not limited to Sjögren's disease, but the magnitude of these associations has not been characterized in detail. This population-based ...

Patients with dry eye disease are more than three times as likely to have mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, as those without the condition. Researchers used a database from the ...

At 22, I never expected to need help from my parents, be unable to drive, complete my nursing studies—or even read a book. But that's been my life for the past three years since I was diagnosed with a ...