The dysfunctional tear syndrome opus: Review and interpretation

My friend Mark Milner and I have spent countless hours together on various stages in venues across the country talking about dry eye disease. A couple of years ago, he mentioned that he was working on a comprehensive DED diagnostic and treatment protocol that would be published “pretty soon.” I am not Jewish, but I am now fully aware of what my Jewish brothers and sisters mean when they say “next year in Jerusalem.” We have been waiting for the arrival of the CEDARS/ASPENS opus on the evaluation and treatment of dysfunctional tear syndrome for longer than Didi and Gogo waited for Godot. It arrived in my inbox recently, all 1,127 pages signed by each of the 93 authors. Just kidding. It is only 45 pages long.