Treatment of Sjögren's Syndrome–Associated Dry Eye

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists guidelines on serum eye drops for the treatment of severe ocular surface disease: full report

“…Although there is paucity of strong supporting evidence, several reviews have reported a trend for superiority of SED in alleviating some of the clinical signs and symptoms in Sjögren's 19 and non-Sjögren's dry eye disease, limbal epithelial stem cell deficiency, Graft-vs-Host-Disease, persistent epithelial defects, recurrent corneal erosions, post-refractive surgery, 20 and Stevens-Johnsons syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis. 21 A double masked RCT in 40 eyes 13 demonstrated improved tear film stability and patient comfort with SED, supported by three other case series in 123 eyes of 63 dry eye patients, 22 56 eyes of 28 patients, 23 and in 17 patients with graft-versus-host disease.…”

Photocoagulation guided by wide-field fundus autofluorescence in eyes with asteroid hyalosis

“…FA and OCT imaging utilise specific wavelengths of light and are less affected by asteroid hyalosis than are conventional imaging approaches such as colour photography or indirect microscopy, both of which utilise white light. 3,4 The Optos 200TX (Optos PLC, Dunfermline, UK) used for autofluorescence imaging at our institution utilises green light with a wavelength of 532 nm and detects the emitted signal with a detector calibrated for detection at 570-780 nm. The use of a single wavelength may reduce reflection by asteroid bodies.…”

Can breast implants be responsible for dry eye?

“…Moreover, even if oral steroids improved organized pneumonia, they have never been able to treat any dry eye syndrome. 3,4 Indeed, breast implant removal was the probable cause of the radical improvement of ocular signs.…”