Lexington, KY-Lacrivera launched a new dry eye line. Product offerings will include the VeraPlug Punctal Occluder, a product that offers retention and patient comfort and will be available in sterile pre-loaded and non-sterile bulk packagings. Other products include VeraC7 Collagen, Vera90 Extended Wear Plug, and diagnostic tests.
Host Hamza Shah, OD, MS, FAAO, is joined by Cory Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO, to discuss dynamic muscle stimulation for dry eye, spurred by a paper on improving blinking in dry eye patients.
Dry eye questionnaires capture only 22.4% of Demodex blepharitis symptoms, and a 22-study review links Demodex infestation to worse meibomian gland function.
Real-world PFHO data show OSDI scores falling within 2 weeks, while a 12-month trial finds stable corneal endothelial cell density with cyclosporine 0.1%.
Andrew Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, discussed how oculomics research presented at AAOpt 2026 could eventually support point-of-care diagnosis and referral decisions.