GLG News by Physicians who Treat Dry Eye (US)

Omega-3 supplementation could be a useful strategy for protecting against retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), say Swedish investigators. In the study, mice with retinopathy were fed food enriched with either omega-3 or omega-6. Mice that ate omega-3 initially lost fewer retinal blood vessels than mice...

Patients with high arterial pulse pressure may be at increased risk for high-tension open angle glaucoma, a Dutch study concludes. Researchers analyzed data from 5,317 individuals, 215 of who had definite or probable open-angle glaucoma and 5,102 of whom were disease free.The analysis found that high-tension...

Alcon holds more than 70% of Wavelights shares and its takeover of Wavelight has been approved by the German authorities. WHile wavelight produces some interesting intraocular lenses, it is clear that Alcons interest in Wavelight lies in its realiable and fast excimer laser system that can be used for...

New research indicating the presence of amyloid-beta protein in dying retinal cells  suggests a new direction in glaucoma research. Amyloid-beta is a protein found in Alzheimer's plaques. Using a rat model of glaucoma, the researchers found that the dying retinal cells showed accumulation of amyloid-beta....

LX211, calcineurin inhibitor and antiinflammatory drug, was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. This move could expedite its approval for the management of non-infectious posterior, intermediate and panuveitis. In a field where there are few approved treatment modalities, this could be very big...

So how important is contact lens hygiene?  Extremely.  If you don't properly take care of your contact lenses, you risk vision loss. Would you change your bad habits if it were to cost you your professional career?  Most sane, competent people would emphatically say 'YES!'. ...

AMO has come out with a "new" product to be released in Sept 2007. But they have not announced what the key active ingredient is. The active ingredient(disinfectant) can determine where it stands compared to other products available on the market in the US. I list most of the various contact lens care...

This brief article describes the comments of the Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) President and CEO which deflect the blame of the recent contact lens infection on the consumer on poor contact lens hygiene.  Although the comments of the AMO brass may be indeed true, there is not a single entity to...

This is a highly publicized event that eye care practitioners have been telling patients since hard contacts were first invented. Will it prevent some infections in the future?

Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had a complex retinal detachment, Orlando Brown of football was nearly blinded by a referee's thrown flag.  Soft contact lens wear is barely compatible with sweaty, dusty contact sports. Some great basketball players wore (& wear) goggles.  Asking boxers to wear...