The role of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) II
Diagnostic Methodology Subcommittee was 1) to identify tests used to diagnose and monitor …

Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide.
Primary applications of contact lenses include vision correction, therapeutics, and cosmetics …

Societal factors associated with ocular surface diseases were mapped using a framework to
characterize the relationship between the individual, their health and environment. The …

Tears exhibit compositional variations as a response to ocular and systemic metabolic
conditions, and they can therefore be used for the assessment of physiological health. Here …

Mucins are key actors in tear film quality and tear film stability. Alteration of membrane-
bound mucin expression on corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells and/or gel-forming …

In this article, using the integration of paper microfluidics within laser-inscribed commercial
contact lenses, we demonstrate the multiplexed detection of clinically relevant analytes …

Every animal secretes mucus, placing them among the most diverse biological materials.
Mucus hydrogels are complex mixtures of water, ions, carbohydrates, and proteins …

Tear fluid, composed of lipid, aqueous, and mucin layers, contains electrolytes, water,
proteins, peptides, and glycoproteins. Its components may serve as diagnostic indicators of …

Objective To characterize the ocular surface parameters and determine the prevalence of
ocular pathology in Shih Tzu dogs. Animal Studied Fifty Shih Tzu dogs (28 male, 22 female) …

According to a clinical report, nearly 50% of dry eye patients have an elevated risk of ocular
infections and inflammations. Nanofiber could serve as a potential vehicle for treating …