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Opinion|Videos|July 26, 2024

Assessing Tear Film Abnormalities

Author(s)Alice Epitropoulos, MD, Laura M. Periman, MD

Dry eye experts discuss tear film assessment techniques and emphasize the importance of distinguishing between aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye for targeted treatment approaches.

Episodes in this series

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 1 Key Diagnostic Tests for Dry Eye Evaluation

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 2 Assessing Tear Film Abnormalities

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 3 Need for a Proactive Approach to Dry Eye Evaluation

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 4 Evolving Treatment Strategies for Dry Eye

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 5 Treating Inflammation and Evaporative Dry Eye

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 6 Perfluorohexyloctane Ophthalmic Solution for Evaporative Dry Eye

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 7 Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Solution for Inflammatory Dry Eye

Alice Epitropoulos, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

EP. 8 Future of Dry Eye Management

Video content above is prompted by the following question(s):

How do you assess for tear film abnormalities? What do the results of these tests tell us about the root cause of dry eye?
Why is it important to differentiate aqueous-deficient from evaporative dry eye?

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