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Point-of-care tests for ocular surface disease gaining acceptance as diagnostic tools
Ocular surface disease has various causes, and in-office testing is one means to define those causes. Red eye: There is a test for that. Meibomian gland dysfunction: There is a test for that. Allergy: There is a test for that. Dry eye: There is a test for that — more than one.Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a growing area in ophthalmology in which clinicians obtain immediate results that enhance the accuracy of a diagnosis or help rule one out during one clinic visit. The most common testing done in an ophthalmologist’s (Read more...)