It’s been a full year since the outcomes of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society’s second Dry Eye Workshop (now better known as TFOS DEWS II) were released to the world in a series of 10 reports that distilled the scientific evidence and provided an updated global consensus view on various aspects of dry eye… and what a year it’s been!

Whether it was greater public awareness; increased recognition of the impact dry eye has on quality of life; a sense of optimism that there are more available therapeutic options than ever to make a difference to affected patients’ lives; or simply a lack of patience to see the long-promised outcomes of the two and a half years’ of effort by more than 150 experts, I’m not sure, but the results were certainly eagerly awaited by researchers, clinicians, industry, regulators and patients alike.