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ry eye disease (DED) is among the most common ocular issues an ECP martine@bretoncom.com
encounters. A 2019 study by Dr. Barbara Caffery, Sruthi Srinivasan, et al, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
estimated that more than six million Canadian adults may suffer with the JoAnne Sommers
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Dcondition. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic, which sparked an mjsommers51@gmail.com
increase in reports of dry eye problems due to widespread facemask use and increased
computer use by people working from home. SENIOR EDITOR
Paddy Kamen
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DED typically does not go undiagnosed if the patient sees their practitioner regularly, paddykamen@gmail.com
says Dr. Will Ngo, head of biosciences at CORE (the Centre for Ocular Research & ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Education), University of Waterloo (see feature in this issue). At the same time, it is Shirley Ha, B. Sc (Hons), O.D.
important that the ECP use a validated dry eye questionnaire and ensure consistency SPECIAL ADVISOR, CONTACT LENSES
in their eye testing techniques to establish the diagnosis with greater accuracy. Joshua Josephson, B. Sc, OD, FAAO, FACLP
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“That also helps you to monitor your patient’s progress effectively throughout their RESEARCHER
Omar Chraïbi
treatment,” he adds. editorial@bretoncom.com
There are many ways to measure symptoms of DED, including tear stability, tear WEB COORDINATOR
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The bad news about DED is that there is no permanent cure for the condition—at least,
not yet. The good news is that many effective therapies and treatments are currently GRAPHIC DESIGN
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available and there is the promise of more to come. design@bretoncom.com
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