Abstract
This digest summarizes the interdisciplinary research in dry eye disease (DED) published since the 2017 TFOS DEWS II reports. It comprises 7 topics including Sex, Gender, and Hormones; Epidemiology; Pathophysiology; Tear Film; Pain and Sensation; Iatrogenic Dry Eye; and Clinical Trial Design and explores how each of these inform diagnostic methodology, disease subtype, and management of DED. Sex- and gender-related differences significantly influence the ocular surface due to hormones, sex chromosomes, sex-specific autosomal factors, epigenetics, care-seeking behaviors, and service use. Epidemiologic data reveal that DED prevalence varies by age and sex, influenced by diagnostic criteria and the multifactorial…
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- Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry
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