OTC news

Many thanks to the reader who tipped me off on this! I was so excited to hear that Freshkote is now available OTC, online. For the first time in a coupla years now, one of Dr. Holly's wonderful drops is available again 'over-the-counter. It's not cheap, but it's good :-) (I do not have any financial interest, direct, or indirect, in this product, for the enquiring minds that want to know.)

I see Amazon has it for $34.84 or $65.92 for a twopack.freshkote.jpg

Symptomatic Relief Associated With Eyelid Hygiene in Anterior Blepharitis and MGD.

OBJECTIVE:
: The principal objective of this investigation was to assess the symptomatic relief associated with eyelid hygiene using Blephaclean eye pads, a cosmetic product, to manage anterior blepharitis or Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) associated with dry eye complaints.
METHOD:
: The investigation was a bilateral, prospective, interventional open label investigation of 3-month duration.

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Eyelid margin modification associated with eyelid hygiene in anterior blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction.

OBJECTIVE:
: To assess the changes in eyelid margins associated with eyelid hygiene using Blephaclean eye pads to manage anterior blepharitis or meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) associated with dry eye complaints.
METHOD:
: The investigation was a bilateral, prospective, interventional, open-label investigation of 3-month duration. The test population

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Global Market for Artificial Tears to Exceed US$2.0 Billion by 2018, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, California (PRWEB) July 18, 2012

The global market for artificial tears is highly diversified and varies from country to country, primarily depending on aging populace, percentage of women in the overall population, prevalence of auto-immune diseases, pollution levels and increased usage of computers and TVs - all factors that play

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No beating about the bush here.

Effect of three different liposomal eye sprays on ocular comfort and tear film.

PURPOSE:
To evaluate the effect of three different liposomal eye sprays on ocular comfort and tear film stability.
METHODS:
OptrexActiMist (AM, Optima-Pharma, Germany) was applied onto one, randomly selected eye of 80 subjects (female=49; mean age=49 years±18.6 SD) in a multi-centred, double-masked study. DryEyesMist (DEM, Boots) or TearMist (TM,

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