21 Sep 2005
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27 Oct 2005
What is dry eye? If you are suffering from dry eye, your eyes do not make enough tears ...
eye is probably the most common of all eye problems. Many adults suffer from dry eye, but most ...
and young adults can also suffer. What are the symptoms of dry eye? You may have dry, red, burning ...
27 Mar 2009
Confidence in eye examination comes with practice and Ms Gilli Vafidis says it is well worth...chart to analyse most eye problems. All examinations have two facets - observing structure and eliciting function. All-purpose eye examination Vision: Use a standard eye chart at the specified distance in good light. Test each eye separately (with glasses if worn). Repeat the test using a pinhole ...
07 Jan 2009
Two new lubricants are now available for the treatment of dry eye....OCUSAN Ocusan (hyaluronic acid) eye drops is available for the treatment of symptoms of dry eye. The preservative-free single dose units of 0.5ml contain 0.2% hyaluronic acid. Ocusan ...
for the relief of the symptoms of dry eye syndrome and can be used to relieve irritation to the eyes caused ...
02 Mar 2007
1. Aetiology Although the majority of patients with red eye can be managed in primary care, a few significant pathologies need prompt attention from an eye department. Redness results from one of two things: a burst blood vessel or an inflammatory response involving the front of the eye ...
01 Mar 2011
Tobravisc (tobramycin) eye drops have been launched by Alcon for the treatment of superficial ophthalmic bacterial infections.
Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It exerts its antibacterial effects by inhibiting bacterial protein assembly and synthesis on the ribosome.
Commonly susceptible ...
01 Oct 2009
Hylo-Tear (sodium hyaluronate) drops are now available, for the relief of dry eyes. The 0.1 per cent drops are delivered via a COMOD' (continuous mono-dose) system, which stops air entering the 10ml container. As a result of this feature, the solution requires no preservatives. View Hylo-Tear drug record ...
02 Mar 2007
Recommended websites relating to red eye by Dr Keith Barnard...Eye images This website will not teach you much in the way of management, but it will certainly give you a reference point if you are not sure about the appearance of an eye. Just browsing through ...
on the anterior chamber, cornea, conjunctiva, eyelid, lens and orbit. You will find most red eye cases under ...
27 Jan 2011
| by Dr Mohammed Uzair Malik and Dr Fiona Sim
Dry eye syndrome is a common condition in older adults. By Dr Mohammed Uzair Malik and Dr Fiona Sim...Dry eye syndrome is also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca or dysfunctional tear syndrome ...
of serious sequelae in a minority of cases, which need ophthalmological assessment.
In dry eye syndrome ...
(evaporative tear dysfunction) or a combination of both.
Aetiology The most common cause of dry eye ...
04 Oct 2007
patients have teary eyes. The eye itself appears normal, unless infection occurs (dacryocystitis), which ...
be confirmed by asymmetrical light reflections from the eyes. Early treatment is important and may involve glasses, a patch over the good eye, or surgical correction. If left uncorrected, vision in the affected ...