The Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) has announced a new global Workshop report, A Lifestyle Epidemic: Ocular Surface Disease.1
The World Health Organization has indicated that eye problems are increasingly linked to lifestyle choices.2
“This new TFOS Report focusses on the direct and indirect impacts that everyday lifestyle choices and challenges have on ocular surface health – from screen time to our beauty routines, to our nutrition, to where we live,” said Amy Gallant Sullivan, Executive Director, TFOS.
Dr Jennifer Craig, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Head of the Ocular Surface Laboratory at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, said the “way we live can impact our environment, but… can also affect our health”.
“The study of ocular surface disease has evolved dramatically in the last years and TFOS has played an instrumental role in this transformation.
This new TFOS Report focusses on the direct and indirect impacts that everyday lifestyle choices and challenges have on ocular surface health
“TFOS Reports play a critical role in consolidating and translating published science and literature while inspiring future research by identifying the gaps and unmet needs.”
The Report is published in The Ocular Surface journal.
The TFOS Lifestyle Workshop report involved 158 experts from 38 countries around the world and required almost three years to complete. The Workshop was committed to an evidence-based approach and a process of open communication, dialogue, and transparency, to achieve a consensus concerning lifestyle choices and ocular surface disease.
References
- Stapleton, F. Juan Carlos Abad, J.C., Stefano Barabino, B. et al., TFOS lifestyle: Impact of societal challenges on the ocular surface, The Ocular Surface, 2023, ISSN 1542-0124, doi.org/10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.006.
- World Report on Vision (2019) available at: who.int/publications/i/item/world-report-on-vision.
