Tfos Dews Iii:   Executive Summary

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.2025.09.035

Tfos Dews Iii: Executive Summary

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

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Abstract

This article presents an Executive Summary of the conclusions and recommendations of the TFOS DEWS III reports, published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO) in the Spring of 2025. Downloadable, pdf copies of the three comprehensive TFOS DEWS III reports are available on the AJO website (www.ajo.com).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-145
Number of pages	11
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	282
Early online date	24 Sept 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.09.035
Publication status	Published - Feb 2026

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Funding/Support: The TFOS DEWS III effort was supported by unrestricted donations from Alcon, Bausch\u202F+\u202FLomb, Azura, AbbVie, CooperVision, Domp\u00E9, Espansione Group, Harrow, Laboratoires Th\u00E9a, SIFI, SINQI, Tarsus, Topcon and Trukera. Financial Disclosures: The authors report financial disclosures and/or conflicts of interest as listed, in full, within the individual TFOS DEWS III reports. All authors attest that they meet the current ICMJE criteria for authorship. Acknowledgments: TFOS expresses its gratitude to Anthony J. Bron (UK), the Chair of the TFOS DEWS, who laid the foundation for the TFOS Workshop series. His extraordinary contributions to TFOS are immeasurable. TFOS also greatly appreciates Amy Gallant Sullivan (TFOS Executive Director, France) for raising the funds that made TFOS DEWS III possible; Sabrina Zappia (Italy) and Optimed (UK) for illustrative expertise; and all participants of TFOS DEWS III for helping create this report. Dedication: TFOS dedicates this TFOS DEWS III report to the late Claes H. Dohlman, Gary N. Foulks, Michael A. Lemp and Juan Murube del Castillo for their pioneering efforts and outstanding achievements in tear film and ocular surface research.

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