Recognising that everyday activities and exposures risk unintended consequences on the ocular surface was the driver behind the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society’s (TFOS’) latest workshop. The TFOS Lifestyle Workshop, led by Professors Jennifer Craig (chair, New Zealand) and Monica Alves (vice-chair, Brazil) and Associate Professor David Sullivan (organiser, USA), involved 158 experts from 38 countries¹. Eight subcommittees generated topic area reports tackling relevant aspects of modern lifestyle. Three additional subcommittees provided further support across the breadth of the workshop on evidence quality, industry liaison and public awareness. The Evidence Quality subcommittee (a new initiative in this TFOS workshop) was tasked with promoting inclusion of relevant, high-quality evidence in the narrative review and reduced emphasis on outcomes from poorer quality evidence². This subcommittee’s members also led a systematic review within each topic to answer a key clinical question in the final reports.
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