Age, disease status and race/ethnicity were linked to higher risk of issues after surgery.

Corneal and conjunctival staining scores were the most reliably consistent tests, while tear break-up time was the least.

Re-epithelialization was faster and more successful with the treatment vs. conventional methods. Studies found positive effects in cases used for neurotrophic keratitis and ulcers.

With the Zenlens Echo, clinicians can specify numerous parameters using a slit lamp, OCT and profilometer, the company says.

An ARVO paper focusing on ocular surface conditions in kids also shows high-potency corticosteroids were used most often in blepharokeratoconjunctivitis.

Candida, Aspergillus and Fusarium were the most common organisms. Patients with filamentous keratitis had different risk factors, better outcomes and decreased need for surgical intervention compared to yeast keratitis.

Over a 10-year follow-up period, resumption of progression was only seen in 9.1% and haze in 7.4% of subjects.

Researchers show it eliminated the most common and multidrug-resistant pathogens of this common corneal infection.

Such distinctions may make these individuals more prone to developing glaucoma in the long-term, researchers suggest, although no anatomical evidence was found at present.

A recent study discovered higher degrees of polymegethism and pleomorphism in subjects with deeper anterior chambers.