Two articles published in the January issue of JAMA Ophthalmology (formerly Archives of Ophthalmology) describe 2 sensitive and specific point-of-care tests that can help clinicians quickly and easily ...

SJöGREN'S syndrome, 1 otherwise known as kerato-conjunctivitis sicca, is a relatively rare condition of unknown cause. It comprises dryness of the eyes, nose, mouth and pharynx, enlargement of the ...

Dry Eyes: Dry eyes, also known as kera to conjunctivitis sicca, are a common ocular condition that affects people of all ages. It occurs when your eyes do not produce enough tears, or the tears ...

The conjunctiva is a layer of pink tissue that overlays the eye and the inside of each eyelid. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, sometimes referred to as pinkeye. It is a very ...

Sicca syndrome could be one of the reasons for the reduced QoL. This has been shown for example, for patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, a disease with the predominant finding of oral and ocular sicca ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-in-class TRPM8 receptor agonist Tryptyr (acoltremon ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.