Varenicline Nasal Spray Efficacious for Dry Eye

Experimental Phace III trial suggest, Varenicline is effective for Dry eye when squirted nasally. According to Dr Michael Raizman, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, it stimulates trigeminal nerve nasally causing patient to sneeze and simultaneously eyes to tear. Unlike conventional dry eye treatment, Oyster Point’s […]

OCT-A and Amblyopia

  Optical coherence tomography(OCT-A) seems promising in diagnosing and understanding the pathogenesis of amblyopia, ideal in children, offering an objective tool on top of visual acuity to guide treatment plans. A population based cohort study (30 children with amblyopia and 1045 controls) confirms the presence of retinal microvasculature abnormalities in amblyopic eyes, which opens the […]