People
with dry eye disease don't produce enough tears or fail to make tears with the proper chemical composition to keep their eyes hydrated.
Among all the therapeutic options
for dry eye disease, artificial tears are still the mainstay in the initial management of a dry eye patient.
This artificial eye surface could help researchers
study dry eye disease, a condition that affects an estimated 16 million adults in the United States.
Huh's team could give the organ the symptoms of
dry eye disease by making it blink less frequently, so the device could be used to test the safety and effectiveness of new eye drop medications.
Dry eye disease afflicts millions of people worldwide, with symptoms such as pain, dryness, redness, reduced visual acuity, and feelings of grittiness.
In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea and colleagues examined the associations between outdoor air pollution and
dry eye disease in a Korean population.
«The results of the DREAM study do not support use of omega - 3 supplements for patients with moderate to
severe dry eye disease, «Dr. Asbell concluded.
Causes
of dry eye disease include LASIK laser eye surgery, but there are dietary approaches to prevention and treatment.
«The trial provides the most reliable and generalizable evidence thus far on omega - 3 supplementation
for dry eye disease,» said Maryann Redford, D.D.S., M.P.H., program officer for clinical research at NEI.
Ocular surface abnormalities related to air pollution are thought to be a subtype of
dry eye disease (DED); however, to date, there has been no large - scale study evaluating an association between air pollution and DED that includes multiple air pollutants.
Dry eye disease was defined as previously diagnosed by an ophthalmologist or the presence of frequent ocular pain and discomfort, such as feeling dry or irritated.
Although larger studies need to be done, the findings confirm mucin as a possible target for future diagnosis and treatments of
dry eye disease.
A plant - based diet may actually be the best thing for patients with
dry eye disease, those who wear contact lenses, and those who wish to maximize their tear secretions.
A test to evaluate tear production in evaluation of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (
dry eye disease).