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TFOS Conference Update!

Posted on 26 February 2013 by admin

Tweet TFOS NEWS! SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW!! for the TFOS Conference in Taormina, Sicily, 2013 Early registration & Hotel Specials have been extended until 28 FEBRUARY! ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ABSTRACTS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for the 7th International TFOS Conference in … Continue reading →

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TFOS Conference Program & Updates

Posted on 10 January 2013 by admin

Tweet DETAILS!! TFOS CONFERENCE: TAORMINA, SICILY 2013 The 7th International TFOS Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance, will occur from 18-21 September 2013, in Taormina, Sicily. Please visit the conference website: www.tfos2013.org Mission: … Continue reading →

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TFOS Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort (CLD)

Posted on 24 September 2012 by admin

Tweet The TFOS CLD Workshop is well underway. Subcommittees have been, and will be, meeting at the following times and locations: “Neurobiology of discomfort and pain” at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel from September 14-16 “Trial design and outcomes” … Continue reading →

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Congrats to TFOS Travel Award Winners!

Posted on 17 April 2012 by admin

Tweet TFOS TRAVEL AWARDS @ ARVO 2012 The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) congratulates the following individuals for winning the TFOS Travel Awards for ARVO 2012: Yihe Chen (Boston, MA) – Chronic Dry Eye Disease is Predominately Mediated … Continue reading →

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TFOS Makes ARVO History!

Posted on 17 April 2012 by admin

Tweet For the first time in the history of ARVO’s Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), one special issue has generated 9 of the 16 most-read articles in a given year. From April 2011 to March 2012 all articles in … Continue reading →

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Visual Acuity Diagnosed by Dr. Smartphone

Posted on 13 February 2012 by admin

Tweet Interview by Amy Gallant Sullivan @Eyeppl Down the street from TFOS headquarters is the MIT Media Labs… the birthplace of EyeNetra, an affordable, mobile diagnostic tool for eyes.  Using a mobile phone, app and eyepiece, EyeNetra has developed an … Continue reading →

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Travel Grants Available for ARVO 2012 – deadline passed

Posted on 5 February 2012 by admin

Tweet Thank you to all applicants who submitted abstracts for the annual TFOS Travel Awards at ARVO. These awards provide partial travel support for at least four postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, or young investigators (35 years or younger), whose accepted ARVO … Continue reading →

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Save the Date!

Posted on 3 February 2012 by admin

Tweet SAVE THE DATE: TFOS DINNER @ ARVO Please mark your calendars for the annual TFOS Dinner at ARVO on Monday evening May 7, 2012. More details and ticket information will be available in early March. TFOS TRAVEL AWARDS @ … Continue reading →

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Upcoming meetings. . .

Posted on 28 October 2011 by admin

Tweet APAO Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grant for the 28th APAO Congress in Hyderabad, India (January 17 – 20, 2013) The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) is pleased to offer up to 10 Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grants to young … Continue reading →

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TFOS Passport Stamps – MGD Report Travels the World

Posted on 21 October 2011 by admin

Tweet Since the publication of the TFOS MGD Workshop Report, and its distribution to over 12,600 ARVO members, TFOS has actively promoted its dissemination to clinicians and researchers around the world. In brief, we have: created a video interview with … Continue reading →

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