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TFOS DEWS II: a year on…
September 9, 2018 - Jennifer Craig on Eye on Optics
It’s been a full year since the outcomes of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society’s second Dry Eye Workshop (now better known as TFOS DEWS II) were released to the world in a series of 10 reports that distilled the scientific evidence and provided an updated global consensus view on various aspects of dry eye… and what a year it’s been!
Whether it was greater public awareness; increased recognition of the impact dry eye has on quality of life; a sense of optimism that there are more available therapeutic options than ever to make a difference to affected patients’ lives; or simply a lack of patience to see the long-promised outcomes of the two and a half years’ of effort by more than 150 experts, I’m not sure, but the results were certainly eagerly awaited by researchers, clinicians, industry, regulators and patients alike.
Ensuring outcomes reach those who matter
A year on, as I pack for the third Ocular Surface and Keratoprosthesis Conference (OSKON) in Chennai, India - the most recent area in the world in which TFOS DEWS II is being showcased - there’s been little sign of this initial interest dwindling. Practitioners across the world remain eager to improve their understanding of dry eye disease (DED), learn more about the key outcomes from the report and update their practices accordingly to provide the best service possible to their patients.
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