Repeatability of a new method for measuring tear evaporation rates.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repeatability of tear evaporimetry based on infrared thermography in a clinical room setting and to test the effect of changing environmental humidity on ocular surface temperature (OST) and tear evaporation rates (TERs) in a controlled adverse environmental (CAE) chamber.

Methods: Twenty-six healthy participants were enrolled, of whom 16 underwent repeatability measurements in a clinical room and 10 were exposed to a constant temperature of 30°C with a humidity of 45 and 65% in a CAE. Participants were acclimatized to each condition for at least 20 minutes before OSTs were taken.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dry eye treatment by institutional Chinese physicians in Singapore.

Dry eye is a common health problem worldwide, causing significant discomfort and inconvenience to sufferers. The conventional treatment of dry eye via topical administration of eye drops is deemed palliative and unsatisfactory to many. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown some promise in dry eye treatment; however, the extent of its use and acceptance is uncertain.

The dry eye disease activity log study.

Prolonged visually stressful activities aggravate dry eye disease (DED). The duration spent on such activities and their relationship with DED clinical features were investigated. Patients completed an activity log as they performed their usual activities over 1 typical rest day and 1 typical work day.

Lipid-containing lubricants for dry eye: a systematic review.

Purpose: Dry eye is a common eye condition with significant impact on its sufferers' quality of life. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled treatment trials to assess the effectiveness of lipid-containing lubricants (LCLs) on dry eye treatment.

Methods: An online database was searched without any language or date restrictions.

Choice of artificial tear formulation for patients with dry eye: where do we start?

Dry eye is prevalent in many parts of the world. As a result, ophthalmologists and other health care professionals, such as optometrists and general practitioners, often help these patients manage their symptoms. The most common form of treatment for management of dry eye is over-the-counter tear lubricants.

Associations of systemic diseases, smoking and contact lens wear with severity of dry eye.

Purpose: Systemic diseases, smoking, ocular surgeries and contact lens wear have been linked with dry eye but it is not known if these factors are also associated with severity of dry eye. A cross-sectional investigation was conducted on the effect of various systemic and ocular conditions with respect to the severity of dry eye in Asian patients.

Methods: Prospective recruitment of consecutive new referral patients from a dry eye clinic was performed.