Advancing Care for Patients with Sjögren’s Related Dry Eye Disease

Advancing Care for Patients with Sjögren’s Related Dry Eye Disease

Our care and research: At Mark Hinds Optometrists and Ophthalmic Trials Australia, our team is committed to improving the lives of patients living with severe dry eye disease, ocular surface inflammation, and autoimmune-related eye disease through advanced clinical care, research, and innovation. One important area of focus is Sjögren’s related dry eye disease — a… Continue reading Advancing Care for Patients with Sjögren’s Related Dry Eye Disease

Scleral Contact Lens Fog

What happens over the day Immediately after insertion, the reservoir is mostly preservative-free filling solution mixed with some basal tears. During wear, several things occur: Does pH change? Probably yes, but direct human data measuring reservoir pH over time is limited. Mechanistically, the post-lens reservoir can drift more acidic because: So the concern is not… Continue reading Scleral Contact Lens Fog

Advancing Care for Patients with Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease (oGVHD)

Our care and research: At Mark Hinds Optometrists and Ophthalmic Trials Australia (OTA), our team is committed to improving the lives of patients living with severe ocular surface disease through research, innovation, and compassionate clinical care. One area of increasing focus is ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) — a potentially debilitating complication that can occur following… Continue reading Advancing Care for Patients with Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease (oGVHD)

Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction: A vehicle-controlled, randomized clinical trial

The Ocular Surface Volume 29, July 2023, Pages 537-546 Stephanie L. Watson, Lyndon W. Jones, Fiona Stapleton, Mark Hinds, Alison Ng, Jacqueline Tan, Yair Alster, Charles Bosworth, Omer Rafaeli, Venita DePuy, The CELESTIAL STUDY Group Over the past few years our own, Mark Hinds, with his team at Ophthalmic Trials Australia (www.ot-au.com) have been involved in the multi-centered investigation into the efficacy and safety of selenium sulfide ointment in the setting of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)… Continue reading Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction: A vehicle-controlled, randomized clinical trial

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2023) Publication

AZR-MD-001 restores gland gunction and improves signs and ocular symptoms of mebomian gland dysfunction (MGD) Posterboard#: B0072 Abstract Number: 5175 – B0072 AuthorBlock: Preeya Gupta1,2, Laura Elizabeth Downie3, Mark Hinds4, Yair Alster5, Charles Bosworth5 1Ophthalmology, Triangle Eye Consultants, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; 2Ophthalmology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; 3Optometry and Vision Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne,… Continue reading The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO 2023) Publication