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IPL good for dry eyes too

WSOC-TV Charlotte, Carolina is syndicating a story about using IPL to successfully treat dry eye. Dr. Coad details how he is using IPL to treat this eye condition that is sometimes also found in ocular rosacea sufferers. Dr. Mannis in his interview for the RSRP had this to say about IPL and ocular rosacea. Q: Do you think …

 

Abstracts: Elidel, Bacteria & Ocular prevalence

The following abstracts don’t deserve a Rosacea News item on their own, but are interesting enough to give a mention here in this Abstract Roundup. Elidel no better than Metrogel for lumps and bumps of rosacea. A comparison of metronidazole 1% cream and pimecrolimus 1% cream in the treatment of patients with papulopustular rosacea: a randomized open-label clinical trial. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 …

 

Restasis (cyclosporine) as ocular rosacea treatment

It is good to see more published research backing topical cyclosporine (Restasis, Allergan) as a treatment for ocular rosacea. Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%) has been shown to increase tear production and improve the quality of naturally produced tears and is …

 

Ocular rosacea: oligosaccharide based treatments

An interesting looking patent that was filed in 2006 has come up as reaching filed status. This patent covers the relationship between an oligosaccharide specific to an inflammatory disease, more specifically ocular rosacea. The discovery may lead to both a definitive diagnostic test and new treatments for ocular rosacea. One of inventors of this patent is well known to rosacea sufferers. Dr. Mark Mannis …

 

Dry Eye Syndrome from Sunday Times Sri Lanka

The Sunday Times in Colombo has a recent article devoted to Dry Eye Syndrome titled Looking through a dry lens, an interview with Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr. Charith Fonseka from the Eye Hospital in Colombo. "Dry eye syndrome is usually due to a problem with the quantity …