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CLINICAL: Dry Eye – Secure Staff Participation

The effectiveness of one’s dry eye disease (DED) clinic depends on staff involvement in both diagnostic testing and patient education for three reasons: (1) It enables ODs to see more DED patients and quickly prescribe the treatment(s) needed to provide symptomatic relief; (2) It emphasizes the significance of diagnosing and adhering to the prescribed DED treatment; (3) And it fosters staff loyalty to a practice because they are actively involved in patient care rather than merely checking off the boxes.

Optometry January 9th 2023

Tags: DRY EYE DISEASE (DED) PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE PEARLS STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION VISION/OCULAR HEALTH

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How Systemic Drugs Trigger Dry Eye Disease

According to the most recent Physician’s Desk Reference, 22 of the top 100 best-selling systemic drugs in the United States have been linked to dry eye. Furthermore, eight of the nine systemic drugs secreted into the tear film have been linked to induce dry eye, including common OTC medications aspirin and ibuprofen. This article will review and provide common examples of many of the medications on this list by class, as well as discuss the mechanism of causation and offer management and treatment approaches.

Ophthalmology December 12th 2022

Tags: DRY EYE DISEASE (DED) VISION/OCULAR HEALTH

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