Objective: This study aims to systematically review the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for treatment of dry eye symptom (DES). Methods: PubMed, EMbase, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, VIP, CNKI, CBM and Wanfang databases were searched manually and automatically by computer. The published literatures about DES treated by TCM were collected. After selection, quality evaluation and ...

Case summary A 14-year-old female spayed Abyssinian cat, which about 1 year previously underwent thoracic limb amputation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy for an incompletely excised vaccine-related fibrosarcoma, was presented for evaluation of corneal opacity in the left eye (OS). The ocular surface of both eyes (OU) had a lackluster appearance and there was a stromal corneal ulcer OS. Results o...

http://www.avehjournal.org doi:10.4102/aveh.v74i1.12 The meibomian glands of the upper and lower eyelids play a valuable role in secreting the lipid layer of the tear film. Disturbances in meibomian gland function may result in altered secretion and variations in tear composition which may lead to meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative dry eye, leading to ocular discomfort. To diagnose and...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the effects of nepafenac ophthalmic suspension 0.1% (Nevanac) and diclofenac sodium ophthalmic solution 0.1% (Diclod) on the cornea, tear film, and ocular surface after cataract surgery. METHODS A total of 60 eyes (60 patients) were selected for this study, with no ocular diseases other than cataract (scheduled for cataract surgery by one surgeo...

PURPOSE To investigate the therapeutic effects of mineral oil (MO) and hyaluronic acid (HA) mixture eye drops on the tear film and ocular surface in a mouse model of experimental dry eye (EDE). METHODS Eye drops consisting of 0.1% HA alone or mixed with 0.1%, 0.5%, or 5.0% MO were applied to desiccating stress-induced murine dry eyes. Tear volume, corneal irregularity score, tear film break-u...

IT is often difficult to locate an intra-ocular foreign body. Sometimes it may be seen and localized by biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, gonioscopy, or diaphanoscopy. Yet radiological examination is necessary in every case, because the foreign body seen by the foregoing methods is not invariably the only one present in the eye. Although x-ray methods (Comberg, Dixon, Goldmann and Bangerter, Sweet...

RATIONALE Common ophthalmological problems are found in patients with eyelid tumors and include ocular surface diseases, such as dry eyes, eyelid disorders, excessive tearing and ocular inflammation. OBJECTIVE The potential correlation between the symptomatology, tear break-up time (TBUT) and lipocalin, lactoferrin and lysozyme concentrations in the tear film were investigated in a group of s...

Meibography is used to study morphological changes in the meibomian glands (MGs), and semiquantitative analysis has been used for MG assessment. We conducted a detailed morphometric assessment of MGs using noncontact infrared meibography (NIM) and investigated the relationship between MG morphology and the ocular surface and MG morphology associated with aging and sex in 37 subjects. The MGs in...

PURPOSE In the present study, the visual discomfort induced by smart mobile devices was assessed in normal and healthy adults. METHODS Fifty-nine volunteers (age, 38.16 ± 10.23 years; male : female = 19 : 40) were exposed to tablet computer screen stimuli (iPad Air, Apple Inc.) for 1 hour. Participants watched a movie or played a computer game on the tablet computer. Visual fatigue and discom...

PURPOSE To assess inflammatory involvement of cornea in dry eye by means of confocal microscopy, evaluating the presence and distribution of Langherans cells (LCs). METHODS 98 eyes of 49 subjects were enrolled: 18 subjects affected by Sjögren Syndrome Dry Eye (SSDE), 17 with Non-Sjögren Syndrome Dry Eye (NSSDE), 14 healthy volunteeers. Dry eye symptoms, tear film, ocular surface damage and co...