Sjögren's Syndrome Associated Dry Eye: Impact on Daily Living and Adherence to Therapy.

Sjögren's syndrome-related dry eye disease (SS-DED) often involves more severe dry eye symptoms than people with non-SS dry eye disease (DED). This cross-sectional study employed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire to understand the experience of people living with SS-DED and to identify factors affecting adherence to DED self-care. Participants reported difficulty with visual tasks such as driving, and diminished enjoyment in daily activities due to DED symptoms.

Visual hallucinations following electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorder.

A female geriatric patient with major depressive disorder, current episode severe, received eight right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments over the course of 3 weeks. After her third treatment, she began experiencing brief visual hallucinations, each lasting less than 5 s, consisting of dark to grey coloured, poorly defined geometric shapes and objects. These episodes occurred only during the day with no change in consciousness.

Work productivity among Sjögren's Syndrome and non-Sjögren's dry eye patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common conditions presenting to eye care providers and is increasingly recognized to have poor outcomes on quality of life, activities of daily living, and social and emotional well-being. Here, we aim to understand the association between dry eye symptoms and workplace productivity experienced by patients with non-Sjögren's dry eye and Sjögren's Syndrome.

Methods: MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Healthstar, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to May 2019.

Intense pulsed light therapy with meibomian gland expression for dry eye disease.

Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of intense pulsed light therapy (IPL) with meibomian gland expression (MGX) in treating meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and dry eye symptoms.

Design: Systematic review followed by a meta-analysis.

Methods: This study was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines.

Hormone replacement therapy for dry eye disease patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used by women to get relief from menopausal symptoms, including dry eyes. However, it is not entirely certain that HRT helps relieve dry eye disease (DED). The focus of this study is to systematically review the literature of the relevant studies to understand and determine the correlation between HRT and DED.

Dry eye after refractive surgery: a meta-analysis.

Objective: To examine and compare the rates of dry eye after various refractive surgeries, including laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), femtosecond lamellar extraction (FLEx), and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement guidelines.

Survey of occupational musculoskeletal pain and injury in Canadian ophthalmology.

Objective: Surgeons and other physicians have reported occupational musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, and it has been recently raised as a growing issue by ophthalmologists and optometrists. What is most concerning is that it could be a serious threat to career longevity and performance. MSK pain and injury in Canadian ophthalmologists has not been quantified.

Chronic, Stromal Foreign Body of Presumed Human Origin, following Corneal Abrasion.

A 30-year-old woman presented with left eye pain and photophobia for over eight weeks. A hair was found to be embedded obliquely within the corneal stroma with overlying reepithelialization. The foreign body had been quiescent for over four years prior to any ocular symptoms.

Sleep outcomes associated with dry eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To summarize and quantitatively evaluate sleep outcomes of dry eye disease (DED) patients.

Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Participants: DED patients were individuals with dry eye symptoms or primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS).

Association between positive corneal rim cultures and microbiology screening protocols in Ontario.

Objective: (i) To assess the rate of positive microbiological cultures of corneas prepared by the Eye Bank of Canada (Ontario Division) between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2013; (ii) to review the microbiology protocols at the 5 major transplant centres in Ontario; and (iii) to assess the incidence of endophthalmitis during the study period.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Participants: A total of 4186 consecutive cultured corneal tissues prepared by the Eye Bank from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013.

Comparison of intraocular pressure post penetrating keratoplasty vs Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty.

Objective: To compare the effect of Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and use of ocular antihypertensives.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Participants: Thirty-five eyes in 33 patients undergoing PKP and 43 eyes in 38 patients undergoing DSEK were included in the analysis.

The epidemiology of herpes simplex virus eye disease in Northern California.

Purpose: To calculate the incidence and prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) eye disease in a large, well-defined population in Northern California, USA, and to determine the recurrence rate following an initial episode of disease in this cohort.

Methods: A retrospective, observational, cohort study using population-based data and medical record review. The patient database of a large, regional health maintenance organization (Northern California Kaiser Permanente) was searched, and the study population consisted of 1,042,351 people over a 1-year study period from 1 July 1998 through 30 June 1999.

Atopic disease and herpes simplex eye disease: a population-based case-control study.

Purpose: To determine whether atopy is associated with herpes simplex virus (HSV) ocular disease.

Design: Retrospective, population-based, case-control study.

Setting: Large, regional health maintenance organization (Northern California Kaiser Permanente).

Uveitis-associated flap edema and lamellar interface fluid collection after LASIK.

Purpose: To report two cases of corneal pathology associated with anterior uveitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Design: Observational case report.

Methods: A 47-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman who experienced vision loss and corneal changes associated with acute anterior uveitis after LASIK were examined.

The effect of cataract surgery on ocular levels of topical moxifloxacin.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of cataract surgery on the concentration of moxifloxacin in aqueous and vitreous humor after topical application.

Design: Prospective laboratory intervention using a rabbit model.

Methods: Following topical administration of 0.

New developments in corneal and external disease--LASIK.

Lamellar refractive surgery has evolved into LASIK, which is a widely performed, versatile procedure with a high patient acceptance. In this chapter, the two main components of LASIK were discussed: flap creation and stromal ablation. In each of these areas, the authors explored current technology and new advances, including the femtosecond laser and wavefront-guided ablations.

Fourth generation fluoroquinolones: new weapons in the arsenal of ophthalmic antibiotics.

Purpose: Fourth generation fluoroquinolones (FQs) will soon be introduced to ophthalmology. In this in vitro study, differences in the susceptibility patterns and the potencies of fourth generation FQs (gatifloxacin-GAT and moxifloxacin-MOX) were compared with third generation (levofloxacin-LEV) and second generation FQs (ciprofloxacin-CIP and ofloxacin-OFX).

Design: Experimental laboratory investigation.