Category Archives: eyehealth

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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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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