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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.

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• Oyster Point Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Francisco - based developer of treatments for dry eye and other diseases of the ocular surface, raised $ 22 million in Series A funding.

Among all the therapeutic options for dry eye disease, artificial tears are still the mainstay in the initial management of a dry eye patient.

Dry eye is multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface.

This artificial eye surface could help researchers study dry eye disease, a condition that affects an estimated 16 million adults in the United States.

This, in turn, may lead to better treatments or a cure for the tear film disease known as «dry eye.»

Early in the disease, people can manage their symptoms by pointing a hairdryer at their eyes at arm's length to accelerate drying the corneal surface.

Heparanase may be a key factor in other inflammatory disorders, including dry eye disease, Shukla explained.

In about 10 percent of cases, dry AMD progresses to the more advanced and damaging form of the eye disease.

In dry macular degeneration, the most common form of this eye disease, yellowish cellular deposits called drusen (extracellular waste products from metabolism) form under the retina.

The top 10 that are most common in the United States are: Hashimoto's Disease (Hypothyroidism) Graves» Disease (Hyperthyroidism) Rheumatoid Arthritis (Joints) Lupus (Multiple tissues) Sjogren's Syndrome (Dry Eyes, Skin, and Mouth) Celiac Disease (Gut) Psoriasis (Skin and Joints) Multiple...

In fact, celiac disease is found in 2 to 5 percent of patients with either thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes, and also appears frequently in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (an autoimmune condition in which your mouth and eyes become extremely dryIn fact, celiac disease is found in 2 to 5 percent of patients with either thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes, and also appears frequently in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (an autoimmune condition in which your mouth and eyes become extremely dryin 2 to 5 percent of patients with either thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes, and also appears frequently in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (an autoimmune condition in which your mouth and eyes become extremely dryin patients with Sjogren's syndrome (an autoimmune condition in which your mouth and eyes become extremely dryin which your mouth and eyes become extremely dry).

He had lost all his hair and had developed parakeratosis (a skin disease characterized by dry, scaly skin) around his eyes and mouth and in the axilla; his growth was affected and he was also developing cognitive impairment.

Tags: American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, corneal and retinal diseases, dry eye, DVM, glaucoma, Margi Gilmour, Oklahoma State University's (OSU) Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, slit lamp biomicroscopy and indirect ophthalmoscopy Posted in All Past Articles, Business Closeups, General Interest, Pet Health No Comments»

Other sources of dry eye include drug toxicity (antibiotics such as sulphadiazine and sulphasalazine can cause temporary or permanent dry eye in some animals), drug - induced reaction (atropine and topical anesthetics temporarily reduce tear production), neurological impairment (damage to the nerves leading to the lacrimal glands), removal of the third eyelid (see Cherry Eye), systemic disease (e.g. distemper), chronic conjunctivitis, trauma to the tear glands, hypothyroidism, congenital disease (some dogs are born without lacrimal glands), breed predisposition.

Purpose of Study: Dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is a common ocular disease in dogs that leads to discomfort and vision loss.

Eye diseases in Miniature Pinschers include cataracts (appearing at 18 - 36 months old and often progressing to blindness), progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)(always progressing to blindness), and dry eye.

(Dry eye is exclusively a canine disease; we never see spontaneous dry eye in cats, although it can develop after certain traumatic or surgical episodeDry eye is exclusively a canine disease; we never see spontaneous dry eye in cats, although it can develop after certain traumatic or surgical episodedry eye in cats, although it can develop after certain traumatic or surgical episodes.)

However, the development of a sequestrum is often associated with corneal trauma, dry eye syndrome, abnormal eyelid conformation, and / or Feline Herpes Virus infection (see «Conjunctivitis and Corneal Disease in Cats»).

Other causes are persistent dry eye, infection, or concurrent disease in your pet that slows the healing process.

Eye diseases in the Pekingese include glaucoma, dry eye and progressive retinal atrophy.

Many conditions can increase cloudiness in the eyes: normal aging change, glaucoma, cataract, corneal disease, intraocular inflammation, dry eye.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)