TFOS DEWS II Introduction (LInk)

[Rebecca Petris]

TFOS DEWS II - Introduction

[Rebecca Petris]

Authors

• J. Daniel Nelson, MD
• Jennifer P. Craig, MCOptom, PhD
• Esen K. Akpek (MD)
• Dimitri T. Azar, MD
• Carlos Belmonte, MD, PhD
• Anthony J. Bron, FRCOphth, FMedSci
• Janine A. Clayton, MD
• Murat Dogru, MD, PhD
• Harminder S. Dua, MD, PhD
• Gary N. Foulks, MD
• José A.P. Gomes, MD, PhD
• Katherine M. Hammitt (MA)
• Juha Holopainen, MD, PhD
• Lyndon Jones, FCOptom, PhD
• Choun-Ki Joo, MD, PhD
• Zuguo Liu, MD, PhD
• Jason J. Nichols, OD, PhD
• Kelly K. Nichols, OD, PhD
• Gary D. Novack, PhD
• Virender Sangwan, MBBS, MS
• Fiona Stapleton, MCOptom, PhD
• Alan Tomlinson, FCOptom, DSc
• Kazuo Tsubota, MD
• Mark D.P. Willcox, PhD, DSc
• James S. Wolffsohn, FCOptom PhD
• David A. Sullivan, PhD

Article outline:
I. TFOS DEWS II Steering Committee
II. Objectives
III. TFOS DEWS II subcommittees
IV. Workshop process & progress
V. Subcommittee issues, controversies, and advancements
A. Definition & classification
B. Sex, gender & hormones
C. Epidemiology
D. Tear film
E. Pain & sensation
F. Pathophysiology
G. Iatrogenic dry eye
H. Diagnostic methodology
I. Management & therapy
J. Clinical trials
VI. Dedication
VII. Financial disclosures
VIII. Consultant
IX. Acknowledgments
X. References