Top Cleveland Clinic and University of Iowa eye doctors explain it's not just blurry vision or irritation—and not just any ...

Collagen scaffold spurs regeneration of corneal cells, nerves, tear film In the first human clinical trial of a biosynthetic cornea, all implants remained viable at 2 years, with no tissue rejection.

All participants were recruited from Fujian Provincial Hospital in Fuzhou, China, from May 2024 to January 2025. Tear film breakup time was measured in all participants to determine dry eye ...

Tear film BUT reflects the quality and stability of the tear film. Corneal epithelial diseases may be accompanied by some tear film instability due to superficial epithelial abnormalities, even ...

Maintenance of a healthy tear film is achieved by a constant feedback mechanism between the ocular surface, brainstem and lacrimal glands, collectively called the Lacrimal Functional Unit. [1 ...

Tear film dysfunction, which is often seen in adults with type 1 diabetes, correlates with peripheral neuropathy, a new study shows. "Ocular surface assessment, including corneal in vivo confocal ...

This is arguably the most exciting time in cornea since I have been involved in ophthalmology. The breakthroughs over the last year, this year and next year will change the way all of us approach ...

When a contact lens sits on your eye, it fundamentally disrupts the natural tear film that keeps your eye surface moist and protected. ... allowing more natural tear flow across the cornea.

With a little tender, loving care, and some awareness about what the sun and environment can do to you eyes, it's not impossible to avoid pteygium growth, or Surfer's Eye. So wear those sunnies, keep ...

The third eyelid is also believed to help keep the surface of the eye moister by holding the tear film against the cornea better than the eyelids do by themselves.