TFOS European Ambassador meeting: Unmet needs and future scientific and clinical solutions for ocular surface diseases

Erickson S., Sullivan A. G., Barabino S., Begovic E., Benitez-del-Castillo J. M., Bonini S., ...More

OCULAR SURFACE, vol.18, no.4, pp.936-962, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.05.006
  • Journal Name: OCULAR SURFACE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.936-962
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The mission of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) is to advance the research, literacy, and educational aspects of the scientific field of the tear film and ocular surface. Fundamental to fulfilling this mission is the TFOS Global Ambassador program. TFOS Ambassadors are dynamic and proactive experts, who help promote TFOS initiatives, such as presenting the conclusions and recommendations of the recent TFOS DEWS IITM, throughout the world. They also identify unmet needs, and propose future clinical and scientific solutions, for management of ocular surface diseases in their countries. This meeting report addresses such needs and solutions for 25 European countries, as detailed in the TFOS European Ambassador meeting in Rome, Italy, in September 2019.