Euro Optometry and Vision Science

Biography

Biography: Somto Iloba

Abstract

Dry Eye Disease is fast becoming a public health issue in eye care. Therefore, it is imperative for eye care professionals to be armed with the necessary knowledge geared towards improving the quality of life of every dry eye patient that walks into our practice. TFOS DEWS II defines dry eye disease as the following: “Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film, and accompanied by ocular symptoms, in which tear film instability and hyper-osmolarity, ocular surface inflammation and damage, and neurosensory abnormalities play etiological roles.” Dry Eye Disease is multifaceted, thus the importance of diagnosing dry eye patients with the right kind of dry eye cannot be overemphasized as treatment approach for the two major kinds of dry eye disease differs. Understanding their pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management is a key to top-notch patient care. This poster presentation will shed light on the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment, management of Dry Eye Disease as well as novel technologies and medications employed in the treatment of this disease. At the end of the poster presentation, eye care professionals would be armed with a gamut of knowledge required to have the Quality of Life (QoL) of dry eye patients significantly improved.