EssilorLuxottica Joins Forces With the TFOS to Advance Ocular Surface Health

PARIS—EssilorLuxottica has announced a strategic partnership with the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing research and education...

Surgical innovation in dry eye disease: Salivary gland transplant | Ophthalmology Times - Clinical...

A novel use of minor salivary glands offers lasting relief and visual improvement.

TFOS DEWS III Treatment Report Details Full Panoply of Interventions

Visual Performance of Individuals With and Without Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Purpose  Dry eye disease (DED) is associated with decreased visual function, such as deterioration in reading speed. Changes in visual function in individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction...

Shifting the narrative around dry eye disease | Ophthalmology Times Europe

A qualitative study method illuminates patients’ fears for the future

Epidemiology, Tear Film, and Meibomian gland dysfunction in Facial Pal | OPTH | Dove Medical Press

Comparing the meibographies and dry eye parameters of paretic vs non-paretic sides of patients with a facial palsy diagnosis. Read more

Corneal nerves but not corneal epithelial cells are damaged by CD4 T cells in the ocular surface

Corneal nerves are damaged in dry eye disease. We found that in mice this occurs due to the adaptive immune response, specifically the activation of CD4 T cells in the ocular surface. By contrast,...

Corneal epithelial thickness correlation with Dry Eye symptom severity | OPTH | Dove Medical Press

Studying the corneal epithelial thickness and its variability in patients with Dry Eye Disease. Read more