In September the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society
(TFOS) will hold its annual conference
in Montpellier, France. TFOS are responsible for writing the definition of dry
eye that all eye care practitioners use. They also organise research groups
into the causes of dry eye, treatment and relationship to contact lens wear.
At
the TFOS conference, the latest research on the causes and treatments of Dry Eye
will be presented by some of the most emminent researchers in the world,
including Dr Donald Korb who discovered the relationship between Meibomian
Gland Dysfunction and dry eye.
Caroline Burnett Hodd, director of The Dry Eye Centre, was lucky enough to spend
time with Dr Korb at his practice in Boston MA where she observed his method
for treating dry eye.
The conference will also present the latest evidence for
Intense Pulsed Light treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. Caroline
Burnett Hodd will be attending the conference.
