In the news today - a new drop

[Tanner]

I just emailed the doctor who is working on this. He says it will be available in Europe first. He also confirmed it will be over the counter not prescription.

[Tanner]

Thank you Tankie. So sweet of you. Any information you have on this is appreciated.

[Cali]

Tankie thanks for checking in on when trials might begin. SPMCC, these kind of posts keep me going.

[Tankie]

FYI: I got in contact with one of the doctors doing the research on this drop today and he said that clinical trials should begin in mid 2013. No promises on this of course; it's just an approximate date. I'll contact him again next year and see how things are going

[Mawsky]

I haven't been dealing with this as long as some, but I'm excited about this! I agree with you Rebecca, anything that can help with the comfort level and quality of life is much appreciated, I would welcome a med. Drop or anything that would give me back my normal eye function I once had. It's hard to believe a bit over a year now my life changed so much with no tears. I'm hopeful for this new one, hope it is sooner rather than later

[MikeM]

What we need is Restasis that works...a drug that will dramatically increase tear production based on the dosage from subtle to flooding the eye. A "dial a yield" drug. That would a winner.

[jenny2008]

yes i agree and emails. and texts too can be so miscontrued.... yikes. i am just happy to hear about the possibiity of a new drop.yeay!

[Rebecca Petris]

This is a grown up forum

It's a grown up forum with a high standard of civility amongst members where we all appreciate efforts to err on the side of politeness, given how the intended 'tone' of a post can be easily misconstrued.

[jenny2008]

hey i just think its great anytime a "new drop" may or may not come out... it gives up hope. no its not a cure but could help a lot of people. we gotta keep up hope guys!!

[fundryeyes]

fundryeyes:

I don't mind you being pessimistic, but I'd leave out the part about calling out a dry eye zone member.

Hey Tankie, I'm not sure what you mean by "calling out" This is a grown up forum , perhaps you should direct your efforts to a more constructive cause ? Cheers

[jads]

David Sullivan is responsible for discovering that Sjogrens patients are androgen deficient causing MGD and general tear film instability. This research has been around since the early nineties. He also discovered that lacrimal and an meibomian glands are regulated by testosterone.

Hormone imbalance and\or androgen deficiency are very common in the world we now live in.

[spmcc]

I was in contact with David Sullivan during the summer of 2010 and I was impressed with him also. I was very happy to see he was a co-author on the paper! But then was a little disconcerted when I saw TearLab too! Oh well. I think that one day there will be better drops for us. Hopefully this will be one.

[Rebecca Petris]

Rebecca thinks this may be the most promising things coming

To put a little context around this: I am not a drug fan (in general, and in dry eye) and I do not place great stock in upcoming drugs for any broadbrush use, however, I recognize that certain drugs have the potential to improve quality of life for certain groups of people with dry eye and for the ones they benefit this can be very important. I had an opportunity to meet with David Sullivan a couple months back and was impressed with what he had to share about this one (we talked through status of other drugs as well). Have been meaning to write it up for the site & bulletin but misplaced my notes in the move... I'm sure they'll surface soon.

[Tankie]

fundryeyes:

I don't mind you being pessimistic, but I'd leave out the part about calling out a dry eye zone member.

[fundryeyes]

Seems like just another bandaid fix to a much more complex problem. Another lubricant drop ? Apply, apply, reapply, a drug company's dream. I've tried every possible drop on the market. They work from 30 seconds to a few minutes.( and I have punctal plugs !) Completely unsustainable. Hate to be a negative nabob, but its depressing that Rebecca thinks this may be the most promising things coming because she is very knowledgeable of the products coming on stream.