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 …

Aims: To describe the optics of in vivo confocal microscopy, its advantages over previous
methods, and to summarise the literature that arose from its use for the observation of the …

Scientists have been interested in studying the secretions of the meibomian glands for many
years, 1–8 and diseases associated with the meibomian glands (eg, cancers, posterior …

Objectives To evaluate the personal and community burdens of uncorrected presbyopia.
Methods We used multiple population-based surveys to estimate the global presbyopia …

Topic Presbyopia prevalence and spectacle-correction coverage were estimated by
systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic evidence, then modeled to expand to …

For 30 years, contact lens research focused on the need for highly oxygen-permeable (Dk)
soft lens materials. High Dk silicone hydrogel contact lenses, made available in 1999, met …

Purpose To provide estimates for the prevalence of dry eye disease globally and in sub‐
groups defined by: diagnostic criterion, sex, geographic location and age, using a Bayesian …

Purpose.: To quantify the molecular lipid composition of patient-matched tear and meibum
samples and compare tear and meibum lipid molecular profiles. Methods.: Lipids were …

PURPOSE. To establish the temporal sequence of limbal hyperaemia in humans without
contact-lens wear and during conventional and highly oxygen-permeable soft-contact-lens …

Objective To investigate the incidence of adverse events related to the use of varying
silicone hydrogel contact lens and lens solution combinations. Methods Individuals with …