DryEyeShop Blog

Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation is hosting its 2018 patient conference, "Exploring Sjogrens", in mid April in Denver. Click here for full details of program including registration form. Dates: April 13-14, 2018 Location: Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center Program includes: Chadwick Johr MD - Sjogrens overview Stephen Cohen OD - Ocular manifestations of Sjogrens Steve Taylor (SSF CEO) - The State of Sjogrens: Transforming the Future Product showcase Banquet awards dinner & keynote speaker Darlene Cross MS LMFT, speaking about coping and loss Exhibits Edwards Maltz PhD on the central nervous system Richard Ambinder MD PhD on lymphoma Session on tips for...

I have a pet peeve about eyedrops sold in drugstores to unsuspecting consumers: Many drops contain ingredients that are NOT safe for frequent daily use, but without requiring substantially different labeling that could indicate to consumers that they differ from drops that ARE safe for regular use. Here are two types of problematic ingredients in widespread use in over-the-counter drops: Toxic preservatives, which cause dry eye; Redness relievers, which have a rebound redness effect. Now, drugstore shelves contain mostly a mixture of the following: Lubricant drops, preservative free Lubricant drops and gels, preserved with mild or "dissipating" preservatives Lubricant drops, preserved with benzalkonium chloride (BAK), the most...

I am, almost without qualification, terribly thrilled to have moved our entire business onto new software.It seems as though every day I find new reasons to be happy about the switch. The new software is so much better at almost everything. For internal purposes, it's self-documenting, and the interface is intuitive to learn, and it all Just Makes Sense — so my  staff can do everything they need to do more comfortably and efficiently. Externally, the public-facing pieces at dryeyeshop.com look so much better, and most things work better in so many ways. Most of all, there's just so much...

Lobob ESC and Sof/Pro2 are finally both back in stock! We have experienced regularly occurring shortages of both these products in the past 18 months. I encourage all regular users of these two excellent products to stock up when it is available, because availability has been so unpredictable.  For those who are not familiar with these two products, they are both pretty much the best "rub" type cleaners you can use for scleral lenses that are NOT coated with Hydra PEG. If you have intact Hydra PEG coating, you cannot use any alcohol-containing cleaners - stick with Lobob CDS, Unique...