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

Susan Erickson¹, Amy Gallant Sullivan², Stefano Barabino³, Enesa Begovic⁴, Jose M Benitez-Del-Castillo⁵, Stefano Bonini⁶, José Salgado Borges⁷, Vladimir Brzheskiy⁸, Nina Bulat⁹, Alma Cerim⁴, Jennifer P Craig¹⁰, Valeriu Cușnir⁹, Valeriu Cușnir Jr⁹, Vitalie Cușnir⁹, Serge Doan¹¹, Erol Dülger¹², Sarah Farrant¹³, Gerd Geerling¹⁴, David Goldblum¹⁵, Sergey Golubev¹⁶, José A P Gomes¹⁷, José Manuel González-Méijome¹⁸, Christina N Grupcheva¹⁹, Ömür Uçakhan Gündüz²⁰, Jutta Horwath-Winter²¹, Fredrik Källmark²², Nino Karanadze²³, Huda Hajjir Karcic⁴, Suvad Karcic⁴, Georgios Kontadakis²⁴, Elisabeth M Messmer²⁵, Malgorzata Mrugacz²⁶, Conor Murphy²⁷, Olivia E O'Leary¹⁵, Vitalie Procopciuc⁴, Heiko Pult²⁸, Peter Raus²⁹, Afsun Şahin³⁰, Niko Setälä³¹, Adriana Stanila³², Dan Mircea Stanila³², Tor Paaske Utheim³³, Jelle Vehof³⁴, Piera Versura³⁵, Edoardo Villani³⁶, Mark D P Willcox³⁷, James S Wolffsohn³⁸, Zbigniew Zagórski³⁹, Gunnar Már Zoega⁴⁰, David A Sullivan⁴¹

Affiliations

¹ Brookline, MA, USA.
² TFOS, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Ocular Surface Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Sacco Hospital, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Private Health Institution Polyclinic "Eye" Dr Karcic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁵ Complutense University of Madrid and Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rome Campus BioMedico, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Private Hospital of Boa Nova & Prof. J. Salgado-Borges Clinic, Porto, Portugal.
⁸ Department of Ophthalmology, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
⁹ Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, S Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, Moldova.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
¹¹ Ocular Surface Unit, Hôpital Bichat - Fondation A de Rothschild, Paris, France.
¹² Department of Ophthalmology Near East University Hospital, VIP Health Clinic Nicosia, Cyprus.
¹³ Earlam and Christopher Optometrists and Contact Lens Specialists, Taunton, United Kingdom.
¹⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, Branch of the Military Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia.
¹⁷ Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
¹⁸ Optometry and Vision Science, CEORLab - Center of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
¹⁹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
²⁰ Cornea and Contact Lens Service & Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
²¹ Dry Eye Unit & Corneal and Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
²² Källmark Dry Eye Clinics, Stockholm, Sweden.
²³ Department of Eye Diseases, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
²⁴ Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, and Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
²⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
²⁶ Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
²⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine and Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
²⁸ Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, UK; School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Dr Heiko Pult & Optometry and Vision Research, Weinheim, Germany.
²⁹ Department of Ophthalmology/Eye Surgery, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
³⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, Koç University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
³¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
³² Ofta Total Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lucian Blaga, Ocular Surface Research Center, Sibiu, Romania.
³³ Department of Ophthalmology & Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
³⁴ Section of Academic Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM), King's College London, London, UK; Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
³⁵ Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Milan & Ocular Surface Service, San Giuseppe Hospital Eye Clinic, Milan, Italy.
³⁷ School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
³⁸ Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
³⁹ Department of Ophthalmology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
⁴⁰ Sjónlag Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland.
⁴¹ Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: dasullivan@me.com.

PMID: 32504856
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.05.006

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

Susan Erickson et al. Ocul Surf. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;18(4):936-962.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.05.006. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

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Affiliations

¹ Brookline, MA, USA.
² TFOS, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Ocular Surface Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Sacco Hospital, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Private Health Institution Polyclinic "Eye" Dr Karcic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁵ Complutense University of Madrid and Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rome Campus BioMedico, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Private Hospital of Boa Nova & Prof. J. Salgado-Borges Clinic, Porto, Portugal.
⁸ Department of Ophthalmology, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
⁹ Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, S Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, Moldova.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
¹¹ Ocular Surface Unit, Hôpital Bichat - Fondation A de Rothschild, Paris, France.
¹² Department of Ophthalmology Near East University Hospital, VIP Health Clinic Nicosia, Cyprus.
¹³ Earlam and Christopher Optometrists and Contact Lens Specialists, Taunton, United Kingdom.
¹⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, Branch of the Military Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia.
¹⁷ Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo/Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
¹⁸ Optometry and Vision Science, CEORLab - Center of Physics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
¹⁹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
²⁰ Cornea and Contact Lens Service & Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
²¹ Dry Eye Unit & Corneal and Cataract Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
²² Källmark Dry Eye Clinics, Stockholm, Sweden.
²³ Department of Eye Diseases, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
²⁴ Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, and Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
²⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
²⁶ Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
²⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine and Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
²⁸ Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, UK; School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Dr Heiko Pult & Optometry and Vision Research, Weinheim, Germany.
²⁹ Department of Ophthalmology/Eye Surgery, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
³⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, Koç University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
³¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
³² Ofta Total Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lucian Blaga, Ocular Surface Research Center, Sibiu, Romania.
³³ Department of Ophthalmology & Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
³⁴ Section of Academic Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM), King's College London, London, UK; Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
³⁵ Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³⁶ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Milan & Ocular Surface Service, San Giuseppe Hospital Eye Clinic, Milan, Italy.
³⁷ School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
³⁸ Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
³⁹ Department of Ophthalmology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
⁴⁰ Sjónlag Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland.
⁴¹ Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: dasullivan@me.com.

PMID: 32504856
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.05.006

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 II™, 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.

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