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 represent a widely utilized form of vision correction with more than 140
million wearers worldwide. Although generally well-tolerated, contact lenses can cause …

The aim of the subcommittee report was to review published evidence describing tear film
changes secondary to contact lens wear and to examine the evidence for associations …

Body temperature is a good indicator of human health. Thermal imaging system
(thermography) is a non-invasive imaging procedure used to record the thermal patterns …

Biochemical changes brought about by the influence of the contact lens on the tear film are
conveniently split into two categories. Firstly, the lens can remove or reduce the levels of …

Eye‐care practitioners typically associate ocular inflammation during contact lens wear with
serious complications such as microbial keratitis; however, more subtle mechanisms may be …

The invention of thermography, in the 1950s, posed a formidable problem to the research
community: What is the relationship between disease and heat radiation captured with …

The report of this subcommittee concerns the impact of contact lenses (CLs) on the ocular
surface, with a particular emphasis on CL discomfort (CLD). We define the ocular surface, its …

Computer simulation on medical sciences has gain increasing popularity as computational
technology advances. Successful thermal modeling of the human eye will assist in enabling …

This report characterizes the neurobiology of the ocular surface and highlights relevant
mechanisms that may underpin contact lens–related discomfort. While there is limited …