Prevalence of dry eye disease in the low vision population at the University of Colorado.

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of diagnosed dry eye syndrome, meibomian gland dysfunction, and blepharitis amongst the low vision population.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients seen in the University of Colorado Low Vision Rehabilitation Service between the dates of 12/1/2017 and 12/1/2022. 74 ICD-10 codes were used to identify patients as having dry eye syndrome or not having dry eye syndrome.

Distance and near visual acuity in infantile nystagmus.

Purpose: Infantile nystagmus (IN) has been reported to decrease with convergence. However, previous studies reported equivocal results regarding a corresponding improvement in acuity with near viewing. The aim of this study was to determine whether visual acuity improves with near viewing in patients with IN.