Article: NEW TREATMENTS IN OCULAR ALLERGY

Article: Safety and efficacy of olopatadine treatment reviewed.
Health & Medicine Week;  November 15, 2004 ;     375 words ......and efficacy of olopatadine treatment for ocular allergy have been reviewed. Ocular allergy affects >20...explained. 0.1% Olopatadine topical ophthalmic...A review of olopatadine for the treatment of ocular allergy. Expert Opin...

Article: Double concentration of olopatadine controls allergies all day
Ophthalmology Times;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......formulation of olopatadine allows tissue...ability to manage ocular allergy effectively with...regardless of age. "Olopatadine is an excellent drug for treating ocular allergy, and now in addition...profile seen with olopatadine, we will have...medication for ocular ...

Article: Agent's activity profile targets ocular allergy symptoms
Ophthalmology Times;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......showed that olopatadine can be differentiated...management of ocular allergy by its dual...management of ocular allergy. In an early...effects of olopatadine and ketotifen...preparations of ocular allergy medications, including olopatadine, ketotifen...

Article: Patients with ocular allergies seek comfort, relief
Ophthalmology Times;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......reported that olopatadine was more efficacious...the treatment of ocular allergy symptoms, according...and comfort. "Olopatadine is a well-tolerated...for all forms of ocular allergy. No serious side...reported that olopatadine was more efficacious...the treatment of ...

Article: Epinastine HCl 0.05 Shows Rapid Efficacy and Control of Ocular Allergy Symptoms for Up to 12 Hours; Research Could Offer New Relief to the Many Ocular Allergy Patients Suffering From Symptoms Such as Swelling, Redness and Itching.
PR Newswire;  April 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......recent addition to a new generation of ocular allergy treatments that features a multi-action...cell-stabilizing and anti-inflammatory properties. Ocular allergy affects approximately 22 million Americans...Recent advances in the treatment of ocular allergy have led to the ...

Article: Higher-concentration olopatadine yields superior activity
Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......placebo-controlled study demonstrated olopatadine 0.2% (Pataday, Alcon Laboratories) was...higher-concentration formulation of olopatadine was more comfortable than epinastine...respectively. The results showed that olopatadine 0.2% was associated with significantly...

Article: Reports outline allergies study results from University of Western Ontario.
Biotech Week;  December 10, 2008 ;     479 words ......study To evaluate the incidence of ocular allergy in glaucoma patients prospectively...Combigan) compared with the incidence of ocular allergy in patients treated with 0.2% brimonidine...any formulation and had no history of ocular allergy. In one study arm, 102 patients were...

Article: Effects of Olopatadine on Ocular Mast Cell Stabilization
Ophthalmology Times;  August 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......mast cell stabilizer and antihistamine.1 Olopatadine has been shown in various screening models...azelastine (0.05%), epinastine (0.05%) and olopatadine (0.1%) have been studied in human conjunctival...9 However, at marketed concentrations, olopatadine was able to inhibit 96% of histamine ...

Article: Olopatadine suppresses the migration of THP-1 monocytes induced by S100A12 protein.(Research Communication)(Clinical report)
Mediators of Inflammation;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Olopatadine hydrochloride (olopatadine) is an antiallergic drug with histamine H, receptor antagonistic activity. Recently, olopatadine has been shown to bind to S100A12 which is a member of the S100...

Article: Ocular Allergies; Key Q&A.
NWHRC Health Center - Ocular Allergies;  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......person is especially sensitive to. An ocular allergy can happen suddenly or some time after...the allergen. The most common form of ocular allergy is seasonal conjunctivitis. When a...Yes, though these severe forms of ocular allergy are very rare. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis...

Article: Physicians reporting solid success with olopatadine
Ophthalmology Times;  May 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Ophthalmology Associates in St. Louis, believes olopatadine combines the best of two other allergy medications...he said. "The really nice thing about olopatadine is that it begins to work in only about...go outside." Good for adults and children Olopatadine has become Dr. Berdy's first-line therapy both ...

Article: New agents expand therapeutic options for ocular allergy
Ophthalmology Times;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......advances in the field of ocular allergy continue to emerge, as...sufferers, the release of olopatadine hydrochloride (Patanol...the treatment of their ocular allergy patients. Emedastine difumarate...the pathophysiology of ocular allergy may provide information...utility of ...

Article: Quality of Life for Allergy Patients
Ophthalmology Times;  March 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Ocular allergy is a common condition...diagnose patients with ocular allergy, even in the off-season...signs and symptoms of ocular allergy affect patients' daily...and thereby exacerbate ocular allergy symptoms.9 Although...antihistamines. This includes olopatadine ...

Article: Description of hay fever dates to as early as mid-1500s
Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ......and still valid today. The history of ocular allergy, and hay fever in particular, is rich...Many names have been associated with ocular allergy and its principles, making it difficult...primarily for allergies of the eyes. Ocular allergy remedies Prior to the modern era of...