The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) announced in a press release that it has published issue 87 of Contact Lens Update, which focuses on the third edition of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye WorkShop report (TFOS DEWS III).

Specifically, the latest issue features expert-authored summaries and downloadable PDFs that aim to increase the understanding of key conclusions and recommended actions, highlighting what has evolved since the previous work, which was released in 2017. 

Jennifer Craig, a therapeutic optometrist and professor at the University of Auckland, TFOS Board director, and member of the TFOS DEWS III leadership group, shares a clinically relevant introduction to the reports in the issue’s editorial. Her overview covers 3 key sub-reports, touching on sex, gender and hormones; pathophysiology, the tear film, diagnosis, and treatment. She offers clinicians practical guidance on the new findings and how practitioners can incorporate them into everyday practice, according to the press release.

In addition, the issue's feature article consolidates critical aspects specific to the TFOS DEWS III: Diagnostic Methodology work. Heiko Pult, an optometrist and clinical researcher in Weinheim, Germany, and honorary professor at Cardiff University and Aston University, in the United Kingdom, provides an overview on how to screen for dry eye disease, and discusses the updated subclassification, and how to diagnose each dry eye disease subtype.

CORE created downloadable handouts of the TFOS DEWS III: Digest, TFOS DEWS III: Diagnostic Methodology, and TFOS DEWS III: Management and Therapy sub-reports as Issue 87’s clinical insight. The PDFs provide practitioners with an overview of the highlights of each report to help expand their knowledge, and to aid in dry eye disease diagnosis and management, says CORE. OM