September 1, 2018 - Bridgette Shin Lee on VCPN Magazine
In today's digital worls, consumers receive offers for "online eye exams" or value glasses/contact lenses in their social media feeds.
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PANELISTS DISCUSS DRY EYE DISEASE RISK FACTORS AND RESEARCH
July 12, 2018 - Research America
Dry eye disease (DED) afflicts an estimated over 30 million people in the United States alone, and nearly half of U.S. adults experience dry eye symptoms regularly. Experts say the pain associated with DED can make it feel as if there is sand in your eyes, or it can be so severe that you may not be able to open your...
Experts update legislators on dry eye disease at congressional briefing
July 31, 2018 - Healio
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research and the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society attended a congressional briefing and conducted a “test your tears” dry eye screening in recognition of July as Dry Eye Awareness Month.
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society...
Speakers Urge More Dry Eye Disease Research as Vision Community Recognizes Dry Eye Awareness Month 2018 with a Capitol Hill Briefing and Screening
July 11, 2018 - NAEVR
On July 11, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) joined with the vision community and coalition partners (see bottom box) in recognizing July 2018 as Dry Eye Awareness Month—the second year of this re-formalized and expanded event that included a Congressional...
Organizations to hold congressional dry eye briefing
June 11, 2108 - Healio - Ocular Surgery News
To mark Dry Eye Awareness Month and highlight the 2017 publication of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society’s Dry Eye Workshop II, TFOS and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research will host a congressional briefing today.
Moderated by David Sullivan, MS, PhD, FARVO, the briefing will include...
