Rethinking dry eye disease: a perspective on clinical implications

AJ Bron, A Tomlinson, GN Foulks, JS Pepose… - The ocular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Publication of the DEWS report in 2007 established the state of the science of dry eye
disease (DED). Since that time, new evidence suggests that a rethinking of traditional …

Osmolality and tear film dynamics

U Stahl, M Willcox, F Stapleton - Clinical and Experimental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The tear film is a nourishing, lubricating and protecting layer that bathes the ocular surface. It
is continuously replenished through cycles of production and elimination via evaporation …

The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the contact lens interactions with the tear film subcommittee

JP Craig, MDP Willcox, P Argüeso… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of long-term contact lens wear on corneal thickness, curvature, and surface regularity

Z Liu, SC Pflugfelder - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of long-term contact lens wear on corneal thickness,
curvature, and surface regularity. DESIGN: A prospective, clinic-based, case-control study …

BCLA CLEAR-Contact lens wettability, cleaning, disinfection and interactions with tears

M Willcox, N Keir, V Maseedupally, S Masoudi… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact lens materials have undergone significant changes over the past 20 years,
particularly with respect to the introduction of silicone hydrogel materials. Whilst this …

Correlation between signs and symptoms of ocular surface dysfunction and tear osmolarity with ambient levels of air pollution in a large metropolitan area

AAM Torricelli, P Novaes, M Matsuda, A Braga… - Cornea, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of high levels of environmental air pollution on tear
osmolarity and its possible correlation with clinical signs and symptoms. Methods: This was …

The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the subcommittee on neurobiology

F Stapleton, C Marfurt, B Golebiowski… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
This report characterizes the neurobiology of the ocular surface and highlights relevant
mechanisms that may underpin contact lens–related discomfort. While there is limited …

A Microfluidic Contact Lens to Address Contact Lens‐Induced Dry Eye

Y Zhu, R Nasiri, E Davoodi, S Zhang, S Saha, M Linn… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The contact lens (CL) industry has made great strides in improving CL‐wearing
experiences. However, a large amount of CL wearers continue to experience ocular …

Disturbing the balance: effect of contact lens use on the ocular proteome and microbiome

M Boost, P Cho, Z Wang - Clinical and experimental optometry, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Contact lens wear is a popular, convenient and effective method for vision correction. In
recent years, contact lens practice has expanded to include new paradigms, including …

A comparison of tear volume (by tear meniscus height and phenol red thread test) and tear fluid osmolality measures in non-lens wearers and in contact lens wearers

WL Miller, MJ Doughty, S Narayanan, NE Leach… - Eye & contact …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Various measures are available to assess the tear film, yet little specific information
is available on how they relate to each other. An exploratory study was undertaken to assess …