BARCELONE, Espagne–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yeux rouges et irrités, démangeaisons et brûlure, ainsi que la sensation d’avoir un corps étranger sous la paupière sont les symptômes les plus courants du syndrome de l’œil sec, un problème de plus en plus commun lié à des facteurs environnementaux, à des comportements et à des modes de vie et qui entraîne une diminution de la lubrification oculaire. Le syndrome de l’œil sec est souvent sous-estimé, mais il peut avoir des répercussions significatives sur la
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BARCELONA — A viral cause should be suspected in cases of anterior uveitis, the most common form of uveitis, according to a speaker.Whereas 48% of new cases are idiopathic, viruses are increasingly identified in cases of anterior uveitis, Samir Shoughy, MD, told colleagues aid at the International Conference on Ocular Infections held jointly with the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.
BARCELONA, Spanien–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rötungen und Reizungen sowie Jucken und Brennen des Auges und das Gefühl, einen Fremdkörper unter dem Augenlid zu haben, sind die häufigsten Symptome des Trockenen Auges, ein immer häufiger auftretendes Problem, das mit Umwelt-, Verhaltens- und Lebensstilfaktoren verbunden ist, die zu einer verminderten Augenschmierung führen. Das Trockene Auge wird häufig unterschätzt, kann jedoch erhebliche Auswirkungen auf das Sehvermögen der Patienten haben, insbesondere
BARCELONA — Elevating the flap and then culturing and scraping beneath it is how infectious keratitis after LASIK should be approached, according to a presentation sponsored by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Cornea Clinical Committee. “If there is ever a time when it is important to elevate the flap, it’s after LASIK. These patients have all been on prophylactic antibiotics, so the idea of treating empirically with an antibiotic that has already been ineffectual suggests that whatever is underneath that flap is not going to be sensitive to the current antibiotic that’s being used,” OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said at the International Conference on Ocular Infections held jointly with the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting. Furthermore, consider irrigating antibiotic under the flap at the time of culture and scraping, Donnenfeld suggested.
BARCELONA — Gene therapy has greatly progressed in rare disorders, such as Leber’s congenital amaurosis, but several applications are under evaluation and show promise, according to Jose-Alain Sahel, MD, who chaired a symposium on the topic at the Ophthalmology Futures European Forum. “Gene therapy has also been tested as a novel form of drug delivery to the retina for AMD with anti-VEGFs. Results are so far not perfectly convincing, but there is a rationale to continue research in this direction,” he said.