Recent studies

Necrotizing scleritis as a complication of cosmetic eye whitening procedure.
Abstract

BACKGROUND:
We report necrotizing scleritis as a serious complication of a cosmetic eye whitening procedure that involves the use of intraoperative and postoperative topical mitomycin C.
FINDINGS:
This is a single case report. A 59-year-old Caucasian male with a history of blepharitis status post uncomplicated LASIK refractive surgery reported chronic conjunctival hyperemia for

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Patient ocular conditions and clinical outcomes using a PROSE scleral device.

PURPOSE:
To determine the type and distribution of ocular conditions cared for in a clinic dedicated to scleral devices and to report the clinical outcomes afforded by this approach.
METHODS:
Fifty-one charts of patients fitted unilaterally or bilaterally with a scleral device (Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem - PROSE) in a two year period were retrospectively reviewed.

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Effect of a light-emitting timer device on the blink rate of non-dry eye individuals and dry eye patients.

PURPOSE:
To evaluate blink rate effects by a novel light-emitting diode (LED) timer device (PISC) on non-dry eye (DE) subjects and DE patients during a reading task on liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, in different environmental conditions.
METHODS:
This was a case-control study that included 15 DE patients and 15 non-DE subjects as controls. Participants had

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A Randomized, Multicenter Phase 3 Study Comparing 2% Rebamipide (OPC-12759) with 0.1% Sodium Hyaluronate in the Treatment of Dry Eye.

OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the efficacy of 2% rebamipide ophthalmic suspension compared with 0.1% sodium hyaluronate ophthalmic solution for the treatment of patients with dry eye.
DESIGN:
Randomized, multicenter, active-controlled parallel-group study.
PARTICIPANTS:
One hundred eighty-eight patients with dry eye.
METHODS:

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Detection of meibomian glands and classification of meibography images.

Computational methods are presented that can automatically detect the length and width of meibomian glands imaged by infrared meibography without requiring any input from the user. The images are then automatically classified. The length of the glands are detected by first normalizing the pixel intensity, extracting stationary points, and then applying morphological operations. Gland widths are detected using

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