Voclosporin Ophthalmic Solution As a Candidate for Dry Eye Syndrome

[Aaron77]

Just found this on the net and thought I would share, looks interesting and the companies right here in my own neighboorhood too. May have to contact them to get a little more info.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../17/c9028.html

- much higher drug levels in target tissues in the eye,
- the lack of irritation, and
- 24-hour therapeutic drug levels in the eye providing a rationale for
once-a-day dosing.

[mylittlem]

I found it interesting that the article uses the term "debilitating" when referring to DES although doctors will not say as much when asked to write disability forms:

"Though there are a variety of medications that palliate the symptoms of DES, there is still no cure for this debilitating disease."