The members of the Tear Film Subcommittee reviewed the role of the tear film in dry eye
disease (DED). The Subcommittee reviewed biophysical and biochemical aspects of tears …

Abstract The TFOS DEWS II Pathophysiology Subcommittee reviewed the mechanisms
involved in the initiation and perpetuation of dry eye disease. Its central mechanism is …

Purpose: To investigate the relationships between tear osmolarity and other ocular surface
parameters and to determine the diagnostic value of tear osmolarity in primary Sjögren's …

Tear stability decreases with increasing age and the same signs of instability are
exacerbated with dry eye. Meibum lipid compositional changes with age provide insights …

The thickness of tear film has been investigated under both invasive and non-invasive
methods. While invasive methods are largely historical, more recent noninvasive methods …

Purpose To assess the tear film and meibomian gland (MG) features in a Norwegian cohort
of patients with primary Sjögren´ s syndrome (pSS) and in age-and gender-matched control …

In last years, sensitive hydrogels have become a breakthrough in ophthalmic
pharmaceutical technology aimed at developing new strategies to increase the residence …

Purpose Artificial tears are the first line of therapy for dry eye disease (DED) and are also the
most frequently used treatment approach for this common condition. Despite this, there are …

Purpose To describe a new methodology for tear-film dynamics assessment by observing
fluorescein decay rate over time and to understand the relationship between the newly …

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic value of tear film osmolarity for non-Sjogren dry eye
syndrome through measuring the correlation between tear osmolarity and several …