Keep it simple when treating dry eye patients

The recent publication of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop II report 10 years after the DEWS I report is another milestone in the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease, or DED. Critical learnings for me in the DEWS I report were the finding that evaporative DED associated with meibomian gland dysfunction, or MGD, was far more common than aqueous-deficient DED and the confirmation of the role of elevated tear film osmolarity and inflammation in most DED.As clinicians, we can make things simple or complex. For me in daily practice, I like things simple. I consult widely in the DED field, and I will mention diagnostic and therapeutic products from companies with whom I work that help me keep it simple in treating my DED patients.