1. TFOS Ambassadors

Venezuela

Luis Alberto Rodríguez-Gutiérrez 

Luis Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Cornea and Ocular Surface at the Ophthalmology Department of the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. He completed his medical degree and ophthalmology residency at the Intituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico and a fellowship program in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Asociacion Para Evitar La Ceguera in Mexico City, Mexico. Dr. Rodriguez also completed a short-term Ocular Surface Fellowship at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India and a research fellowship at the Mcknight Vision Research Center from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, USA. He has co-authored more than 15 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and has presented his research as posters or oral presentations in more than 30 conferences. He is a member of several scientific associations including the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO), Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). Dr. Rodriguez serves as the Director of the Cornea Fellowship Program of the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital, and as the liaison of the Cornea Department with the National Eye Bank of Venezuela. His main interests include high risk corneal transplantation, dry eye, keratoprosthesis, ocular surface reconstruction, infectious keratitis, and refractive surgery. He enjoys playing golf, tennis and traveling.
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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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