Jason Nichols, OD MPH PhD TFOS CLD Workshop Chair INTRODUCTION.
Jason Nichols, OD MPH PhD TFOS CLD Workshop Chair
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Jason Nichols, OD MPH PhDTFOS CLD Workshop Chair
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• COULD/SHOULD Be Much Bigger!–~3 billion worldwide require vision
correction.–At most 140 million CL Wearers.
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WHAT IS CONTACT LENS DISCOMFORT?
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• Evaporation…• Dehydration…• Corneal Staining…• High vs. Low Water…• Ionicity…• Environment…• Hydrogel vs. SiHy…• Wettability…• Lubricity…• Oxygen…
• Friction…• Disposability…• Lens Care…• Inflammation…• Change in sensation• Ocular surface
changes…• Glandular changes…
MGD or aqueous or mucin expression….
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STANDARDIZATION & GLOBAL CONCENSUS IS ON THE WAY…
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• March 2011– Completion of MGD Workshop– Next workshops?
• Infection, allergy, outcomes, contact lenses.
• Feb 2012– TFOS GB approves CLD Workshop.– Approves Organizer (David Sullivan) &
Workshop Steering Committee Chair (Jason Nichols) & Vice-Chair (Mark Willcox).
– Steering Committee (SC) formed.• June 20, 2012
– SC decides upon Mission Statement and Subcommittee topics.
– SC decides upon workshop membership (n = 79).
– SC recommends IOVS (GB later approved).
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Presented progress to Industry Liaison Subcommittee (January 14, 2013, Houston TX).
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Presented draft reports to entire CLD Workshop May 10-11, 2013 (post-ARVO, Seattle, WA).
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*First Public PresentationOf CLD Workshop.
**IOVS on-line release today!
As of now, all are available in unedited form on-line at IOVS:
http://www.iovs.org/content/early/
recent
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• A REQUEST: Cover Images!!!
• Please nominate images representative of CLD.
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• TFOS• Subcommittees• Subcommittee Chairs• Harmonization Subcommittee• IOVS
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• Alcon – Title Sponsor• Santen• Menicon• Allergan• Vistakon• Laboratoires Théa• Bausch & Lomb• Optima• Oculus• CooperVision• Contact Lens Spectrum