Upper eyelid staining and lower tear meniscus height play a major role in ocular symptoms related to contact lens wear. Upper eyelid margin staining and lower tear meniscus height (TMH) are 2 ocular ...

A machine learning approach was able to more accurately predict osmolarity than a linear model. Machine learning models can estimate tear osmolarity using noninvasive kertograph breakup time (NIKBUT), ...

Before an RSV vaccine was available, hospitalized adults with RSV had greater disease severity than inpatients with COVID-19 and influenza who were vaccinated. Prior to the release of the RSV vaccine, ...

Patients with early Parkinson disease who received lixisenatide had a decrease in motor disability progression, but they also experienced gastrointestinal side effects. Lixisenatide vs placebo is ...

Levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, and lamotrigine vs other monotherapy ASMs had the lowest risk for MCMs for pregnant women with epilepsy. Exposure to certain antiseizure medications (ASMs), including ...

Credit: Getty Images Cecelia Koetting, OD, and Mile Brujic, OD, discuss how 2 new pharmaceutical treatments have the potential to change the paradigm for treating dry eye disease. Until recently, ...

Rhinoconjunctivitis risk is affected by a multitude of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors, a history of eczema and allergy, and environmental factors in the home can elevate an ...

Children with greater myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism severity are at an increased risk for developing anisometropia, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in the American ...

Older adults with a history of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection may have a doubled risk of developing dementia. A history of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection vs cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection ...

A microwave-heated eye bag can provide symptomatic relief for individuals with MGD-associated DED. Investigators included 19 patients with MGD (mean age, 64.58 years; 57.89% women) in a prospective, ...