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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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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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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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MGD REDEFINED: TFOS International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Posted on 10 October 2011 by admin

Tweet The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) reported the conclusions and recommendations of the International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD). The MGD Workshop, sponsored by TFOS, was conducted to provide an evidence-based evaluation of meibomian gland structure … Continue reading →

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Research course in Translational Medicine

Posted on 9 October 2011 by admin

Tweet TFOS will soon launch a very special research course in translational medicine. This course will involve a number of the brightest young investigators from around the world, who will be the leaders of the future in ocular surface research. … Continue reading →

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