Ocular Surface

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to “New insights into lacrimal gland anatomy using 7T MRI and electron microscopy: Relevance for lacrimal gland targeted therapies and bioengineering” [Ocul. Surf. 30 (October 2023) 204–21	167
Editorial Board	112
Monkeypox and ocular implications in humans	93
Economic burden of keratitis patients with inpatient care: a nationwide, multicenter registry study	85
Safety of subconjunctival injection of mesenchymal stromal cells in persistent corneal epithelial disease – A phase 1b clinical trial	69
Biology and medicine on ocular surface restoration: Advancements and limits of limbal stem cell deficiency treatments	63
Effects of Panretinal photocoagulation on the ocular surface and tear film	62
Endogenous TSG-6 modulates corneal inflammation following chemical injury	58
Development and validation of a method to generate phenol red thread tests	57
Dry eye disease and proteomics	56
Long term study of topical interferon α-2b eye drops as primary treatment of ocular surface squamous neoplasia	54
Atypical microbial keratitis	51
Readership awareness series – Paper 10: Open Access Publishing	48
A pilot randomized controlled trial of topical androgen treatment in dry eye	48
The clinical outcomes of minor salivary gland transplantation for severe dry eye disease secondary to chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome	47
Predatory bacteria can reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced corneal perforation and proliferation in a rabbit keratitis model	47
Mechanistic insights into conjunctivalization in limbal stem cell deficiency using a lineage tracing approach	45
Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus keratitis: Facts for the clinician	44
Modulating the tachykinin: Role of substance P and neurokinin receptor expression in ocular surface disorders	44
New disposable esthesiometer (KeraSenseⓇ) to improve diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratitis	41
A prospective self-controlled study on the alterations of the ocular surface and conjunctival transcriptomic profile associated with prolonged exposure to video display terminals	40
Organotypic culture model of mouse meibomian gland as a screening platform for risk factors related to meibomian gland dysfunction	40
Epidemiology and risk factors for the development of cicatrizing conjunctivitis in chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease	40
Effects of age on lacrimal gland bioactive lipids	39
Tear film changes in symptomatic versus asymptomatic video display terminal users following computer challenge test	39

Editorial Board	39
Impact of digital screen use and lifestyle factors on dry eye disease in the paediatric population	37
Diagnostic performance and optimal cut-off values for tear film lipid layer grading and thickness in dry eye disease: An investigator-masked, randomised crossover study	37
Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for dry eye disease in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A randomized clinical trial	35
Corneal gene therapy: Structural and mechanistic understanding	33
Chronic inflammation as a proposed risk factor for ocular surface squamous neoplasia	31
Cyclosporine A 1mg/ml in pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: Case series of 145 children and young people	31
Reconsidering the pathogenesis of chalazion	31
Topical low-dose heparin in ocular Stevens Johnson Syndrome and associated molecular correlations: A randomized controlled pilot study	30
Profile of tear lipid mediator as a biomarker of inflammation for meibomian gland dysfunction and ocular surface diseases: Standard operating procedures	29
A practical framework for telemedicine in dry eye disease	29
Interdisciplinary management of belantamab mafodotin-associated ocular toxicity in clinical practice	28
Limiting plastic waste in dry eye practice for environmental sustainability	28
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of nutrition on the ocular surface	27
Investigating the diagnostic utility of non-invasive tear film stability and breakup parameters: A prospective diagnostic accuracy study	27
5-Fluorouracil in primary, impending recurrent and recurrent pterygium: Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of a surgical adjuvant and intralesional antimetabolite	26
TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface	26
Toxicity and efficacy of type I interferons on the ocular surface: in vitro, animal, and clinical studies	25
Keratoneuropathy	25
Trustworthy research presentations	25
Alteration in meibum lipid composition and subjective symptoms due to aging and meibomian gland dysfunction	25
Host-microbe interactions in cornea	24
Effect of cosmetics on the measurement of the tear lipid layer thickness by LipiView®	24
Readership awareness series – Paper 3: Paper mills	24
Lacrimal gland regeneration: The unmet challenges and promise for dry eye therapy	23
Rational design and synthesis of lumican stapled peptides for promoting corneal wound healing	23
Redefining ocular drug delivery	23
Exposure keratopathy in patients undergoing invasive ventilation: Prevalence, severity, and the role of surface lubrication	23
Corneal nerve regeneration is affected by scar location in herpes simplex keratitis: A longitudinal in vivo confocal microscopy study	23
Expert consensus on pediatric dry eye: Insights from a European Delphi study	22
Label-free quantitative imaging of conjunctival goblet cells	22
Subconjunctival triamcinolone injection for infectious necrotizing scleritis	22
Evaluating the clinical translational relevance of animal models for limbal stem cell deficiency: A systematic review	21
1,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid from Pseudognaphalium affine ameliorates dry eye disease via suppression of inflammation and protection of the ocular surface	21
Readership awareness series - Paper 6: How to write a good peer review report?	20
Insights into the clinical development of regenerative medical products through a comparison of three cell-based products recently approved for limbal stem cell deficiency	20
Intralesional triamcinolone injection as an adjuvant therapy for refractory cicatrizing conjunctivitis	20
Changes in conjunctival mononuclear phagocytes and suppressive activity of regulatory macrophages in desiccation induced dry eye	20
Ocular pain in ocular graft-versus-host disease patients with neurotrophic keratopathy	20
Re: Significant errors in the paper by Ballesteros-Sánchez A, Rocha-de-Lossada C and Sánchez-González J. Efficacy of eyelid warming devices as first-step treatment in meibomian gland dysfunction: A sy	19
Identifying patient-valued outcomes for use in early phase trials of ocular surface disease interventions	19
The evolution of the modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, its reliability, and long-term visual rehabilitation prognosis: An analytical review	19
Report on the 2021 Aniridia North America symposium on PAX6, aniridia, and beyond	19
Conjunctival vessel density analysis as a marker of inflammation in dry eye disease	19
A novel artificial intelligence model for diagnosing Acanthamoeba keratitis through confocal microscopy	19
Use of a transgenic mouse model for in vivo monitoring of corneal pathologies following Sulfur Mustard Exposure	18
Smad4 deficiency ameliorates the progressive corneal stroma thinning caused by the loss of Tbr1	18
Corneal sensory nerve regulation of tear production through stimulation of transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel: A potential new approach for treating dry eye disease	17
Visual outcomes of children undergoing penetrating keratoplasty in the US	17
High expression of SARS-CoV2 viral entry-related proteins in human limbal stem cells	17

Fenofibrate ameliorates ocular surface inflammation in diabetic keratopathy	17
Corneal complications of Sjögren's disease: Insights from a large tertiary ophthalmological care center	17
Evaluation of ocular neuropathic pain	17
Optimising the method for visualising mouse meibomian gland using eyelid whole-mount lipid staining	17
Two models of the structures of the lamellae in human meibum and the tear film lipid layer, TFLL	17
Corrigendum to “Models for Meibomian gland dysfunction: In vivo and in vitro”, Review article [Ocul. Surf. 32 (2024) 154–165]	17
Morphological characteristics of Meibomian Glands and their Influence on Dry Eye disease in contact lens wearers	17
Non-invasive high-contrast imaging of conjunctival goblet cells for the precision diagnosis of ocular surface diseases	17
Essential roles of sensory nerve in maintenance of cornea-phenotype in mice	16
Autologous serum tears improve corneal nerve density and sensitivity in patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease-associated dry eye disease	16
Deep learning-based classification of fungal and Acanthamoeba keratitis using confocal microscopy	16
Ocular graft-versus-host disease: Experience, incidence, and treatment outcomes at a university-based tertiary care ophthalmology center	16
Transglutaminase-2 is critical for corneal epithelial barrier function via positive regulation of Claudin-1	16
Drug induced cicatrizing conjunctivitis: A case series with review of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management	16
Readership awareness series – Paper 11: Copyright licensing for scientific publications	16
Phenotypic characterization of patients developing chronic dry eye and pain after refractive surgery: A cross-sectional study	16
Modified technique for sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation in acute Stevens-Johnson syndrome using fibrin sealant	15
BMAL1 deficiency provokes dry mouth and eyes by down-regulating ITPR2/3	15
Downregulation of the core circadian gene Nr1d2 in the lacrimal gland contributes to postoperative dry eye disease by impairing lipid metabolism	15
Corrigendum to “TFOS lifestyle: Impact of lifestyle challenges on the ocular surface” [Ocul Surf 28 (2023) 262–303]	14
Benzalkonium chloride, a common ophthalmic preservative, compromises rat corneal cold sensitive nerve activity	14
The effect of botulinum neurotoxin A injections on meibomian glands and dry eye	14
Novel characterization of CXCR4 expressing cells in uninfected and herpes simplex virus-1 infected corneas	14
Pipeline: Therapeutics – Two views of off-label use	14
Exploration of imaging and molecular biomarkers for differentiation of neuropathic corneal pain from dry eye syndrome	14
Pipeline: Ocular biostatistics: Proper use of proportions	14
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia: Update on genetics, epigenetics and opportunities for targeted therapy	14
Hyperosmotic stress-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation via the mechanosensitive PIEZO1 channel in dry eye corneal epithelium	14
A randomized, vehicle-controlled, Phase 2b study of two concentrations of the TRPM8 receptor agonist AR-15512 in the treatment of dry eye disease (COMET-1)	14
Readership awareness series - Paper 1: Ghost authorship	14
Impact of particulate matter and air pollution on ocular surface disease: A systematic review of preclinical and clinical evidence	14
Development and optimization of an ex vivo model of corneal epithelium damage with 1-heptanol: Investigating the influence of donor clinical parameters and MSC-sEV treatment on healing capacity	14
Response to “Methodological considerations regarding 'Ranking the efficacy of topical treatments for ocular allergy: A network meta-analysis of current evidence'”	13
In vivo confocal microscopic study of corneal innervation in Sjögren's Syndrome with or without small fiber neuropathy	13
Letter to the editor regarding “TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface”	13
Tetraspanin CD9-derived peptides inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection and aid in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells	13
Preservatives and ocular surface disease: A review	13
Pipeline: US FDA efficacy requirements for treatment of ocular surface disease: Drugs vs. medical devices	13
Endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to the development of ocular graft-vs-host disease in the eyelids and the ocular surface	13
IVCM image analysis for limbal stem cell deficiency: quantitative diagnostics of the corneal epithelium post-transplant recovery	13
Association between systemic medication use and severity of dry eye signs and symptoms in the DRy eye assessment and management (DREAM) study	13
Cellular senescence promotes meibomian gland dysfunction in a chronic graft-versus-host disease mouse model	13
Spontaneous acinar and ductal regrowth after meibomian gland atrophy induced by deletion of FGFR2 in a mouse model	13
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the lacrimal gland morphogenesis, damage and repair	12
Editorial Board	12
Pard3 promotes corneal epithelial stratification and homeostasis by regulating apical-basal polarity, cytoskeletal organization and tight junction-mediated barrier function	12
Readership awareness series – Paper 7: An overview of impact factor and other scientometrics	12
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells: A study on safety and efficacy in ocular inflammation	12
Secreted Ly-6/uPAR-related protein-1 (SLURP1) is a pro-differentiation factor that stalls G1-S transition during corneal epithelial cell cycle progression	12
Duloxetine enhances PAX6 expression and suppresses innate immune responses in murine LPS-induced corneal inflammation	11
Mechanoreceptor Piezo1 channel-mediated interleukin expression in conjunctival epithelial cells: Linking mechanical stress to ocular inflammation	11
Glycoprotein 340 expression in hyperosmolar stress and infection of corneal epithelial cells	11
A novel Schirmer strip-based tear matrix metalloproteinase measurement in dry eye evaluation	11
Delphi panel on neuromodulation as a treatment strategy for dry eye disease: Unlocking the potential of natural tear production	11
The genus decision: Potential impact on ophthalmic pharmaceuticals	11
Global burden, risk factors, causative organisms and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in bacterial keratitis	11
Restoration of corneal epithelial barrier function: A possible target for corneal neovascularization	11
Editorial Board	11
Editorial Board	11
The multifaceted aspects of ocular allergies: Phenotypes and endotypes	10
Multicenter prospective validation study for international chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease consensus diagnostic criteria	10
Impact of botulinum toxin type A on ocular pain with neuropathic features	10
Tear lymphotoxin-alpha deficiency is associated with conjunctival epitheliopathy in patients with dry eye disease	10
Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for acute Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis with severe ocular involvement	10
Topical steroids to the superior bulbar conjunctiva for the treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)	10
Outcomes of keratolimbal allograft from ABO compatible donors for severe bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency	10
Characterization of the thickness of the Tear Film Lipid Layer in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction using high resolution optical microscopy	10
Cytarabine chemotherapy induces meibomian gland dysfunction	10
Pediatric vs adult Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: Ocular outcomes and the role of amniotic membrane	10
Topical formulations of Aprepitant are safe and effective in relieving pain and inflammation, and drive neural regeneration	10
A prospective, longitudinal study to assess progression of ocular surface signs, tear cytokines and protein profiles in young adults	10
Remission of corneal and peripheral neuropathy after bariatric surgery in people with diabetes	10
Decoding the corneal immune microenvironment in healthy and diabetic mice during corneal wound healing	10
Editorial Board	9
Readership awareness series – Paper 8: Research ethics and ‘editorial expressions of concern’	9
Alleviative effect of probiotics and prebiotics on dry eye in type 2 diabetic mice through the gut-eye axis	9
TFOS Lifestyle Report Executive Summary: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease	9
Salivary gland transplantation for dry eye disease: Indications, techniques, and outcomes	9
Diagnostic capacity for fungal keratitis in Africa – Survey in 50 African countries	9
Ocular involvement in Mycoplasma induced rash and mucositis: A systematic review of the literature	9

Density and distribution of dendritiform cells in the peripheral cornea of healthy subjects using in vivo confocal microscopy	9
Topical glaucoma medications – Clinical implications for the ocular surface	9
Relationships between ocular surface sphingomyelinases, Meibum and Tear Sphingolipids, and clinical parameters of meibomian gland dysfunction	9
The conjunctival extracellular matrix, related disorders and development of substrates for conjunctival restoration	9
Ocular surface disease in thyroid eye disease: A narrative review	9
High fat diet induced gut dysbiosis alters corneal epithelial injury response in mice	9
Readership awareness series – paper 14: The submission Dilemma - How to choose a journal?	9
Anti-inflammatory and wound healing potential of medicinal maggot excretions/secretions at the ocular surface	9
Conditional deletion of CD25 in the corneal epithelium reveals sex differences in barrier disruption	9
Editorial Board	8
Diagnostic armamentarium of infectious keratitis: A comprehensive review	8
Destructive and protective effects and therapeutic targets of IL-36 family cytokines in dry eye disease	8
Readership awareness series - Paper 5: The peer review process	8
The antipsychotropic drug Duloxetine rescues PAX6 haploinsufficiency of mutant limbal stem cells through inhibition of the MEK/ERK signaling pathway	8
Herpes simplex virus-1 conjunctival dendrite in an immunosuppressed patient	8
Blinded by smoke: Wildfire smoke exposure and eye irritation in australian wildland firefighters	8
The effect of a biweekly novel selenium sulfide-containing topical treatment in symptomatic contact lens wearers: An exploratory study	8
Patients with neurotrophic keratitis demonstrate alterations in ocular surface expression of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels	8
Clinical and genetic profiling of fibromyalgia-associated dry eye: A multifactorial approach	8
Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction: A vehicle-controlled, randomized clinical trial	8
Unique cytokine signature in ocular Stevens-Johnson syndrome non-responders	8
Electroencephalogram-detected stress levels in the frontal lobe region of patients with dry eye	8
A large hypothesis-free proteomics study investigating serum inflammatory markers as biomarkers of dry eye disease	8
The corneal fibroblast: The Dr. Jekyll underappreciated overseer of the responses to stromal injury	8
The impact of contact lenses on meibomian gland morphology	8
Letter to the Editor regarding “Corneal sensory nerve regulation of tear production through stimulation of transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel: A potential new approach for treat	8
Imbalanced IL-37/TNF-α/CTSS signaling disrupts corneal epithelial barrier in a dry eye model in vitro	8
Self-complementary AAV vector therapy for treating corneal cloudiness of mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII)	8
Ectoine protects corneal epithelial survival and barrier from hyperosmotic stress by promoting anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-37	8
Dry eye disease sustainability	8
Fluorescein CorneoGraphy (FCG): Use of a repurposed fluorescein imaging technique to objectively standardize corneal staining	7
Small fiber neuropathy in the cornea of Covid-19 patients associated with the generation of ocular surface disease	7
A novel severity scoring system for murine ocular graft versus host disease and its correlation with CD3+ T cells in the cornea	7
Identification of a translatable animal model for dry eye disease using comparative analysis of tear proteins across species	7
Impact of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface and how ocular surface disease can influence glaucoma treatment	7
Prospective consecutive case series of patients with neurotrophic keratopathy associated with unilateral total limbal stem cell deficiency caused by severe ocular surface burns	7
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface	7
A masked study to differentiate in vivo confocal microscopic features of Pythium insidiosum and fungal filaments	7
MicroRNAs in corneal Diseases: Emerging roles as biomarkers, regulators, and therapeutics	7
Differences in pre-surgical baseline tear proteome are associated with persistent post-refractive surgery pain	7
A multicenter report of the use of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) for the treatment of patients with ocular surface diseases in North America	7
Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction over six months of treatment: A Phase 2, vehicle-controlled, randomized extension tria	7
A tribute to Gary N. Foulks, M.D. (1944–2025) and his contributions to the ocular surface	7
Comparable meibomian gland changes in patients with and without ocular graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	7
The miR-183/96/182 cluster is a checkpoint for resident immune cells and shapes the cellular landscape of the cornea	7
Effects of meibomian gland dysfunction and aqueous deficiency on friction-related disease	7
Pipeline: Patient, physician and developer view of drugs vs. devices	6
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 binding receptors and miscellaneous targets as well as mucosal surface area of the human lacrimal drainage system	6
Recurrent retroprosthetic membranes in Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I: Incidence, risk factors, and complications	6
TFOS Lifestyle Report Introduction: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease	6
Pipeline: The Next Generation of Therapy for Ocular Surface Disease	6
Preclinical confirmation of UVC efficacy in treating infectious keratitis	6
The Yin and Yang of non-immune and immune responses in meibomian gland dysfunction	6
The power of the adverb	6
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and corneal nerve health: Current evidence and future directions	6
Antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from ocular samples in Canada: a 25-year analysis	6
Metabolic signatures of tear extracellular vesicles caused by herpes simplex keratitis	6
Delayed diagnosis of ocular graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	6
Novel discovery of a lymphatic bridge connecting Schlemm's canal to limbal and conjunctival lymphatic pathway	6
Dry eye disease in the young: A narrative review	6
A review of the epithelial and stromal effects of corneal collagen crosslinking	6
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from ocular infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Topical pharmacologic treatments for dry eye disease: A systematic review	6
Readership awareness series – Paper 9: Retraction of a publication	6
Clinical trials submissions to The Ocular Surface	6
Epidemiological insights into Childhood vernal keratoconjunctivitis in India: Unravelling clinical presentation and environmental influences – The EPIC VKC study – Fourth report of the ICMR EYE SEE st	6
Readership awareness series – Paper 4: Chatbots and ChatGPT - Ethical considerations in scientific publications	6
Moxifloxacin-resistant and moxifloxacin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis: Outcomes from a 10-year retrospective study	6
Meibomian gland stem/progenitor cells: The hunt for gland renewal	6
Management of scleral melt	6
Matrix glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans in human cornea organoids and similarities with fetal corneal stages	5
Neurotrophic Keratitis: A rare disease that requires proactive screening and orphan drug treatments	5
Topical 1% 5-fluorouracil eye drops as primary treatment for ocular surface squamous neoplasia: Long-term follow-up study	5
Short chain fatty acids inhibit corneal inflammatory responses to TLR ligands via the ocular G-protein coupled receptor 43	5
Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) modulates ocular surface chloride transport and its inhibition promotes ocular surface hydration	5
Ultrasonography assessments of meibomian gland as a noninvasive method of detecting changes in morphology	5
Editorial Board	5
A single institute validation study comparing the international chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease consensus group diagnostic criteria with clinical parameters	5
Transitory alkali exposure on meibomian gland orifices induces meibomian gland dysfunction	5
Pipeline: Pharmacotherapy of dry eye disease in vertebrates	5
Heightened visual light sensitivity discomfort measured by the ocular photosensitivity analyzer is associated with chronic ocular pain	5
Detecting dry eye from ocular surface videos based on deep learning	5
Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration versus Salzmann's nodular degeneration: A clinical and surgical comparison	5
The use of in vivo confocal microscopy in fungal keratitis – Progress and challenges	5
Culture- and non-culture-based approaches reveal unique features of the ocular microbiome in dry eye patients	5
Cicatricial entropion in eyes with lid margin mucous membrane grafting	5
Gene expression signatures in conjunctival fornix aspirates of patients with dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction. A proof-of-concept study	5
Modified Boston Type-II Keratoprosthesis Implantation with Autologous Auricular Cartilage Reinforcement	4
Was Marilyn Monroe myopic and an early adopter of colored contact lenses? A review of the evidence and the early history of colored contact lenses	4
Methodological considerations regarding "Ranking the efficacy of topical treatments for ocular allergy: A network meta-analysis of current evidence" [Letter]	4
Dry eye disease and blinking behaviors: A narrative review of methodologies for measuring blink dynamics and inducing blink response	4
Pipeline: Pricing for drugs treating dry eye disease	4
Meibomian gland tortuosity, truncation, and dilation in paediatric dry eye disease: A multi-centre, investigator-masked, cross-sectional study	4
Editorial Board	4
Big-bubble DALK: A technique in evolution	4