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This edition of Advances in Eyecare includes interviews with top academics considering the best way to interpret the published literature and evidence base that may influence the way we practice optometry.

Professor Brendan Barrett looks at the various ways literature reviews are undertaken and then explains how he uses the new Cochrane Risk of Bias tool to understand the robustness of published research into the impact of coloured lenses in influencing reading ability.

Dr Catherine Suttle discusses how to assess research using a critical appraisal tool to help decide on whether the outcomes of any research are significant and to what extent. 

Professor Jennifer Craig offers a unique insight into the recently published TFOS DEWS II report which redefines dry eye disease, looks at the evidence base for assessment and management, and is likely to influence our clinical practice with dry eye in years to come.

Last published: December 2018

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    Unit 3 - TFOS DEWS II (~20 mins)

    Unit 3 - TFOS DEWS II (~20 mins)

    Jennifer Craig interviewed by Polly Dulley 

    Dry eye is a common, multifactorial disease and is one of the most frequent causes of patient visits to eye care practitioners. In 2007 the report of the International Dry Eye Workshop, DEWS, was published. It was the product of a team of international experts who spent over 3 years compiling an evidence-based review of the state of research and knowledge of dry eye disease. In May of this year, the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) announced the DEWS II report, which has been designed to achieve global consensus on various aspects of dry eye disease, a decade after the release of the original report. Jennifer Craig, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland School of Medicine, New Zealand, is the Vice Chair of the TFOS DEWS II steering committee. We caught up with her at the British Contact Lens Association Conference in Liverpool, UK, to find out more about the latest report.

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