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Trehalose: A novel treatment for dry eye
As ophthalmologists and clinical scientists, we continually search for new approaches to the treatment of dry eye; we have learned that prescription therapeutics such as cyclosporine and lifitegrast, palliative measures such as artificial tears, and in-office treatments such as microblepharoexfoliation and thermal pulsation therapy can all work together to enhance the clinical effect. In other words, 1 + 1 often equals 3. I recently discovered that there is a new entrant into the field of dry eye treatment, a powerful excipient in artificial tears with a long track record as (Read more...)