TFOS DEWS III Editorial

Victor L. Perez; Wei Chen; Jennifer P. Craig; Murat Dogru; Lyndon Jones; Fiona Stapleton; James S. Wolffsohn; David A. Sullivan

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2025.05.038

TFOS DEWS III Editorial

Victor L. Perez, Wei Chen, Jennifer P. Craig, Murat Dogru, Lyndon Jones, Fiona Stapleton, James S. Wolffsohn, David A. Sullivan

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The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) , a nonprofit organization, was created to advance the research, literacy, and educational aspects of the sci- entific field of the tear film and ocular surface. Since its formation in 2000, TFOS has launched numerous global initiatives. Perhaps the best-known are the TFOS Work- shops, especially those related to dry eye disease (DED). DED afflicts hundreds of millions of people worldwide, is a leading cause of patient visits to eye care practition- ers, and, if moderate or severe, is associated with signifi- cant pain, role limitations, low vitality and poor general health...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-167
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	278
Early online date	28 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.05.038 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.09.038
Publication status	Published - Oct 2025

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