Scientific Studies
Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of Protectorial® isotonic eye ointment
Study examining 10 clinical cases of patients with dry eye disease who were treated with Protectorial® (marketed in Europe as Protectorial® and sold as I-DEFENCE® in Canada) isotonic eye ointment containing 0.4% sodium hyaluronate.
Authors: Domenico Porfi do, Elizaveta Pozharitskaya
Examining Symptomatic Relief and Kinetic Tear Film Stability of I-DROP® MGD Eye Drops
Authors: Alison Ng, Jaya Dantam, Jill Woods, Blair McEwen, Lyndon Jones
Role Of Rheology In Tears & Artificial Tears
Authors: A. Arshinoff, Steve MD, FRCSC; Hofmann, Ilan PhD; Nae, Hemi PhD
Rheological Behavior Of Commercial Artificial Tear Solutions
Authors: Arshinoff, Steve MD; Hofmann, Ilan PhD; Nae, Hemi PhD
Preliminary Report: Temperature Loss Profile for I-RELIEFTM Mask
Clinical Trial on E>EYE with IRPL® Technology
Trial Conducted by Dr. Shaun MacInnis on the effectiveness of E>EYE with IRPL® technology for MGD management.
Clinical Study on Blepharitis Patients Using I-LID ’N LASH® PLUS
Study Conducted by Dr. Steven D’Orio showing positive results for blepharitis patients using I-LID ’N LASH® PLUS.
Strip meniscometry tube: a rapid method for assessing aqueous deficient dry eye
Authors: Saleh Alshammeri*† MSc Louise Madden* PhD Suzanne Hagan* PhD E Ian Pearce* PhD
Economic burden and loss of quality of life from dry eye disease in Canada
Authors: Clara Chan, Setareh Ziai, Varun Myageri, James G Burns, C Lisa Prokopich
FORCE REQUIRED FOR EYE DROP BOTTLE ACTUATION
In a recent webinar sponsored by Thea Pharmaceuticals, entitled Dry eye drops – aren’t they all the same?, Dr. Christine Purslow, Professor of Optometry.
Effectiveness of sodium hyaluronate eye gel in patients with dry eye disease: A multi-centre, open label, uncontrolled study
Authors: Nasir Saeed1, ZA Qazi2, Nadeem H Butt3, Ahson Siddiqi4, Neeta Maheshwary5, Muhammad Athar Khan6
Understanding the Science Behind the Inflammatory Cascade of Dry Eye Disease
Authors: Lisa M Nijm1,2 and Grace E Dunbar2
Revisiting the vicious circle of dry eye disease: a focus on the pathophysiology of meibomian gland dysfunction
Authors: Christophe Baudouin,1,2 Elisabeth M Messmer,3 Pasquale Aragona,4 Gerd Geerling,5 Yonca A Akova,6 José Benítez-del-Castillo,7 Kostas G Boboridis,8 Jesús Merayo-Lloves,9 Maurizio Rolando,10 Marc Labetoulle11
Impressions of the I-PEN® Osmolarity System
Authors: Jessica MacIsaac Published: 21/04/2018 issue of OPTICIAN UK
An algorithm for the preoperative diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface disorders
Authors: Christopher E. Starr, MD, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, Marjan Farid, MD, Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Jose A.P. Gomes, MD, PhD, Brandon D. Ayers, MD, John P. Berdahl, MD, Edward J. Holland, MD, Teny Kim, MD, Francis S. Mah, MD, the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee
A Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing 0.1%, 0.15%, and 0.3% Sodium Hyaluronate with 0.05% Cyclosporine in the Treatment of Dry Eye
Authors: Yuli Park,1 Jong Suk Song,2 Chul Young Choi,3 Kyung Chul Yoon,4 Hyung Keun Lee,5 and Hyun Seung Kim1
Novel Device Provides Rapid Measure of Tear Osmolarity
Ophthalmology Times Ophthalmology Dry eye
By Nancy Groves
Reviewed by Henry Reis, MD, OD
In Vivo Ocular Surface Osmolarity in a Dry Eye Population
Richard L. Maharaj, OD, FAAO
Clinical Director, eyeLABS Optometry and Center for Ocular Surface Disease
Associate Clinical Adjunct Faculty, University of Waterloo School of Optometry
Performance of an In Vivo Tear Film Osmometer in Normal Ocular Surface Conditions
Henry Reis, MD; Stefanie Grenier, BSc; Daniela Albuquerque, MD
Preliminary clinical study on the efficacy of propolis/aloe vera/chamomile compounded natural eye drops*
Claudio Peruccio
Ophthalmology Referrals, Turin Veterinary Centre, Torino, Italy
Tear Osmolarity: A Clinical Tool for the Diagnosis and Management of OSD
Dr François Piuze O.D.
Maintained concentration: Bill Harvey tries out the I-PEN® osmolarity system a useful addition to clinical practice
Author: Bill Harvey
Published: 01/06/2018 issue of OPTICIAN UK
A Comparison of In Vivo and In Vitro Osmometers for the Assessment of Dry Eye Disease
Henry Reis, MD; Stefanie Grenier, BSc; Daniela Albuquerque, MD
Clinical & Refractive Optometry Volume 28, Number 2, 2017
Validity and Reliability of a Novel Handheld Osmolarity System for Measurement of a National Institute of Standards Traceable Solution
Clara C. Chan, MD, FRCSC, FACS,* Armand Borovik, MBBS, FRANZCO,† Ilan Hofmann, PhD,‡ Eric Gulliver, BSc (Hons),§ and Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS
