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 ...

PURPOSE To assess tear function in radiologists. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 71 volunteers divided into 2 groups; 36 radiologists (Group 1) and 35 non-radiologist controls (Group 2). The noted ophthalmologic symptoms in both groups were burning, stinging, redness, sensation of a foreign body, photophobia, and blurred vision. Schirmer's 1 and tear break-up time tests were used to ...

This study was designed to evaluate efficacy of a natural eye drop made of Plantago ovata mucilage versus placebo to improve dry eye symptoms. In a Randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial, sixty dry eye patients with ocular symptom and total OSDI score≥12 were randomly assigned to receive either a natural ophthalmic drop, made of Plantago ovata mucilage or placebo 4 times a...

PURPOSE Because dry eye greatly reduces quality of life, this study aimed to examine rebamipide instillation in patients with dry eye and assess the improvement of signs and symptoms as evaluated with the Ocular Surface Disease Index, which is the most popular index and is highly reliable. METHODS From June 2013 through January 2014, we examined 50 eyes of 25 patients with dry eye (6 men and ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the potential influence of corneal cross-linking (CXL) with ultraviolet-A light and riboflavin in keratoconic eyes on several objective parameters of dry eye syndrome. METHODS This prospective single center study included 30 consecutive eyes of 16 patients that underwent CXL with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A treatment (epithelial removal, 30 minutes soaking with riboflavin...

PURPOSE To investigate use of an improved ocular tear film analysis protocol (OPI 2.0) in the Controlled Adverse Environment (CAE(SM)) model of dry eye disease, and to examine the utility of new metrics in the identification of subpopulations of dry eye patients. METHODS Thirty-three dry eye subjects completed a single-center, single-visit, pilot CAE study. The primary endpoint was mean break...

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between tear ferning patterns (TFP) and non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT) in normal Asian subjects. METHODS One hundred and forty-five adults with no ocular surface disorders were recruited. TFP and NIBUT were determined. Tears were collected using a capillary tube and allowed to air dry at room temperature for 10min. TFP was later observed using ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) applied to the periocular area for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in a prospective, double-masked, placebo-controlled, paired-eye study. METHODS Twenty-eight participants underwent IPL treatment, with homogeneously sequenced light pulses delivered to one eye and placebo treatment to the partner control eye at 1, 15, and 45 days f...

Background: The therapeu c administra on of I for thyroid remnant abla on and for metastases comes up with some adverse effects. This study was conducted to inves gate whether single high dose radioiodine therapy affects lacrimal gland func ons or not. Materials and Methods: Seventy‐eight eyes of 39 pa ents, who were diagnosed as differen ated thyroid carcinoma, were objec vely tested with Schi...

OBJECTIVES Dry eye is an important problem in Parkinson's disease (PD) with a potential to affect life quality. Tear osmolarity, accepted as the gold standard in dry eye diagnosis, has not been studied in this subset of patients so far. Therefore, in this study we aimed to evaluate tear osmolarity, Schirmer's test scores and tear film break-up time (TBUT) in PD patients. MA­TE­RI­ALS AND MET­...