The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO, a five-year, $1.9 million R01 grant to study potential molecular markers in ...

Routine evaluation of meibomian glands, starting in childhood, is crucial for identifying and managing this progressive disease before it leads to long-term ocular surface issues.

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the major cause of evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) and dysfunction is widely thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and ...

Collectively, our UAB Eye Care team has more than 30 years of experience in performing FDA clinical trials and our own independent research to help bring patients relief to their symptoms. LipiFlow ...

A new device for meibomian gland debridement was safe and effective and demonstrated time and space benefits compared with conventional debridement and expression approaches, according to a study ...

Washing your lids, taking breaks and staying hydrated can all help, according to a founder who’s taking on the issue.

The tear film has these three layers: Meibomian gland dysfunction occurs when the glands ... Related: Symptoms of Dry Eye Most people with diagnosed dry eye have evaporative dry eye, which ...

TeaRx(TM) is the first diagnostic solution to provide a comprehensive assessment of Dry Eye Syndrome, which potentially reduces empirical treatment practices and undesired costs to the healthcare ...

Carolyn Adelsten woke up feeling like something was in her eye and it wouldn't come out. She visited an eye specialist, got a diagnosis of mild dry eye disease and was told to ...