1. TFOS Ambassadors

Canada

Etty Bitton

Etty Bitton, BSc, OD, MSc, FAAO, FBCLA, FCCSO
Professor 
École d’optométrie
Université de Montréal

Dr. Bitton completed her Optometry degree at the University of Waterloo (1988) in Canada, followed by a Master’s in Physiological Optics (1994) from the Université de Montréal in the area of tear film clinical physiology and its relevance in patients exhibiting dry eye. 

Dr. Bitton presently holds the rank of full professor, and is the Director of the Externship Program at the School of Optometry at the Université de Montréal.  She is a member of several national and international professional organizations including Canadian ambassador for the Tear Film Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), a global organization for the advancement of dry eye. Her areas of interest are in the evaluation of the tear film, dry eye and contact lens wear. In 2012 she inaugurated and became the Head of the Dry Eye Clinic at the school, a first in an optometry school in North America. Dr. Bitton was invited to participate in several TFOS Ocular Surface Disease reports, which were a global initiate to redefine dry eye and its etiologies. Dr. Bitton has received several awards for teaching, mentorship, clinical research including a certificate on the Management of Dry Eye from the British Contact Lens Association.
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20 April

TFOS Guidelines

Ocular surface disease (OSD)—including dry eye disease, blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, conjunctival inflammation, and cicatrizing ocular surface disorders—is one of the most common and underrecognized factors affecting the success of eye surgery (e.g., refractive, cataract, glaucoma, strabismus, retina, and oculoplastic). Conversely, optimizing the ocular surface is one of the most effective, modifiable strategies for enhancing surgical success across all ophthalmic subspecialties. And the central clinical principle appears to be universal: elective eye surgery...

17 April

EssilorLuxottica Partners with TFOS to Advance Ocular Surface Health Worldwide

TFOS is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in vision care and eyewear. This collaboration will support shared efforts to elevate awareness, education, and scientific progress in tear film and ocular surface health worldwide. By combining TFOS’s expertise in evidence-based consensus and professional education with EssilorLuxottica’s global reach and innovation capabilities, the partnership aims to help improve standards of care for patients affected by dry eye disease and related ocular surface conditions. Together, TFOS and EssilorLuxottica...

10 February

Latin American TFOS Ambassador Meeting

TFOS has organized a special meeting of the Latin American TFOS Ambassadors. This meeting, which will occur in Panama City this May, has two goals: first, to address the unmet needs for the management (e.g. diagnosis & treatment) of ocular surface diseases in their country/region, as well as what the Ambassadors perceive as short and long term scientific/clinical solutions; and second, to create a report for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Participants will include TFOS Ambassadors from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,...

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