TFOS DEWS III: Executive Summary
Victor L. Perez, Wei Chen, Jennifer P. Craig, Murat Doğru, Lyndon Jones, Fiona Stapleton, James S. Wolffsohn, David A. Sullivan
Abstract
This article presents an executive summary of the conclusions and recommendations of the third Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop (TFOS DEWS III) reports, published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO) in the second quarter of 2025. These reports describe an updated, evidence-based consensus understanding of dry eye disease, together with scientifically-supported strategies for its clinical diagnosis and managagement. The three comprehensive TFOS DEWS III reports and accompanying editorial are freely available for download from the AJO website (www.ajo.com).
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