Ocular Surface

Article	Citations
Effects of Panretinal photocoagulation on the ocular surface and tear film	135
Development and validation of a method to generate phenol red thread tests	88
Editorial Board	71
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	70
Atypical microbial keratitis	58
Monkeypox and ocular implications in humans	55
Long term study of topical interferon α-2b eye drops as primary treatment of ocular surface squamous neoplasia	52
Endogenous TSG-6 modulates corneal inflammation following chemical injury	52
Dry eye disease and proteomics	50
Biology and medicine on ocular surface restoration: Advancements and limits of limbal stem cell deficiency treatments	47
Editorial Board	44
Effects of age on lacrimal gland bioactive lipids	43
Impact of digital screen use and lifestyle factors on dry eye disease in the paediatric population	42
Corneal gene therapy: Structural and mechanistic understanding	42
Epidemiology and risk factors for the development of cicatrizing conjunctivitis in chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease	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
Predatory bacteria can reduce Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced corneal perforation and proliferation in a rabbit keratitis model	39
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	39
New disposable esthesiometer (KeraSenseⓇ) to improve diagnosis and management of neurotrophic keratitis	38
Organotypic culture model of mouse meibomian gland as a screening platform for risk factors related to meibomian gland dysfunction	37
Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus keratitis: Facts for the clinician	36
Readership awareness series – Paper 10: Open Access Publishing	36
The clinical outcomes of minor salivary gland transplantation for severe dry eye disease secondary to chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome	34
Tear film changes in symptomatic versus asymptomatic video display terminal users following computer challenge test	34
Chronic inflammation as a proposed risk factor for ocular surface squamous neoplasia	33

Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for dry eye disease in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A randomized clinical trial	33
Modulating the tachykinin: Role of substance P and neurokinin receptor expression in ocular surface disorders	32
A practical framework for telemedicine in dry eye disease	31
Cyclosporine A 1mg/ml in pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: Case series of 145 children and young people	31
Investigating the diagnostic utility of non-invasive tear film stability and breakup parameters: A prospective diagnostic accuracy study	30
Limiting plastic waste in dry eye practice for environmental sustainability	29
Reconsidering the pathogenesis of chalazion	29
Profile of tear lipid mediator as a biomarker of inflammation for meibomian gland dysfunction and ocular surface diseases: Standard operating procedures	29
Toxicity and efficacy of type I interferons on the ocular surface: in vitro, animal, and clinical studies	29
TFOS: Unique challenges and unmet needs for the management of ocular surface diseases throughout the world	29
Alteration in meibum lipid composition and subjective symptoms due to aging and meibomian gland dysfunction	28
Topical low-dose heparin in ocular Stevens Johnson Syndrome and associated molecular correlations: A randomized controlled pilot study	26
TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface	26
5-Fluorouracil in primary, impending recurrent and recurrent pterygium: Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of a surgical adjuvant and intralesional antimetabolite	26
Effect of cosmetics on the measurement of the tear lipid layer thickness by LipiView®	24
The pattern of the inferocentral whorl region of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus is altered with age	24
Subconjunctival triamcinolone injection for infectious necrotizing scleritis	24
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of nutrition on the ocular surface	24
Exposure keratopathy in patients undergoing invasive ventilation: Prevalence, severity, and the role of surface lubrication	23
Keratoneuropathy	23
Trustworthy research presentations	23
Expert consensus on pediatric dry eye: Insights from a European Delphi study	22
Compounded medications for ocular surface disease	22
Evaluating the clinical translational relevance of animal models for limbal stem cell deficiency: A systematic review	22
Lacrimal gland regeneration: The unmet challenges and promise for dry eye therapy	22
Host-microbe interactions in cornea	21
Label-free quantitative imaging of conjunctival goblet cells	20
Corneal nerve regeneration is affected by scar location in herpes simplex keratitis: A longitudinal in vivo confocal microscopy study	20
1,5-Dicaffeoylquinic acid from Pseudognaphalium affine ameliorates dry eye disease via suppression of inflammation and protection of the ocular surface	20
Rational design and synthesis of lumican stapled peptides for promoting corneal wound healing	20
Clinical study of laminar resorption: Part 2- outcomes, review and proposal for classification	20
Readership awareness series – Paper 3: Paper mills	20
Redefining ocular drug delivery	20
Relationship between screen time and dry eye symptoms in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic	19
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
The evolution of the modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, its reliability, and long-term visual rehabilitation prognosis: An analytical review	19
Readership awareness series - Paper 6: How to write a good peer review report?	19
Insights into the clinical development of regenerative medical products through a comparison of three cell-based products recently approved for limbal stem cell deficiency	19
A novel artificial intelligence model for diagnosing Acanthamoeba keratitis through confocal microscopy	19
Changes in conjunctival mononuclear phagocytes and suppressive activity of regulatory macrophages in desiccation induced dry eye	18
Conjunctival vessel density analysis as a marker of inflammation in dry eye disease	18
Ocular pain in ocular graft-versus-host disease patients with neurotrophic keratopathy	18
Intralesional triamcinolone injection as an adjuvant therapy for refractory cicatrizing conjunctivitis	18
Autologous serum tears improve corneal nerve density and sensitivity in patients with ocular graft-versus-host disease-associated dry eye disease	17
Morphological characteristics of Meibomian Glands and their Influence on Dry Eye disease in contact lens wearers	17
Report on the 2021 Aniridia North America symposium on PAX6, aniridia, and beyond	17
Use of a transgenic mouse model for in vivo monitoring of corneal pathologies following Sulfur Mustard Exposure	17
Optimising the method for isolating ocular surface microRNA using impression cytology	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	16

Transglutaminase-2 is critical for corneal epithelial barrier function via positive regulation of Claudin-1	16
Non-invasive high-contrast imaging of conjunctival goblet cells for the precision diagnosis of ocular surface diseases	16
Smad4 deficiency ameliorates the progressive corneal stroma thinning caused by the loss of Tbr1	16
Evaluation of ocular neuropathic pain	16
Optimising the method for visualising mouse meibomian gland using eyelid whole-mount lipid staining	15
Essential roles of sensory nerve in maintenance of cornea-phenotype in mice	15
Identifying patient-valued outcomes for use in early phase trials of ocular surface disease interventions	15
IL-36α/IL-36RA/IL-38 signaling mediates inflammation and barrier disruption in human corneal epithelial cells under hyperosmotic stress	15
Pipeline: Ocular biostatistics: Proper use of proportions	15
Phenotypic characterization of patients developing chronic dry eye and pain after refractive surgery: A cross-sectional study	15
Ocular graft-versus-host disease: Experience, incidence, and treatment outcomes at a university-based tertiary care ophthalmology center	15
Drug induced cicatrizing conjunctivitis: A case series with review of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management	15
Readership awareness series – Paper 11: Copyright licensing for scientific publications	14
Modified technique for sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation in acute Stevens-Johnson syndrome using fibrin sealant	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
Corrigendum to “TFOS lifestyle: Impact of lifestyle challenges on the ocular surface” [Ocul Surf 28 (2023) 262–303]	14
The effect of botulinum neurotoxin A injections on meibomian glands and dry eye	14
Impact of particulate matter and air pollution on ocular surface disease: A systematic review of preclinical and clinical evidence	14
Novel characterization of CXCR4 expressing cells in uninfected and herpes simplex virus-1 infected corneas	14
Readership awareness series - Paper 1: Ghost authorship	14
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia: Update on genetics, epigenetics and opportunities for targeted therapy	14
BMAL1 deficiency provokes dry mouth and eyes by down-regulating ITPR2/3	13
Benzalkonium chloride, a common ophthalmic preservative, compromises rat corneal cold sensitive nerve activity	13
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	13
Downregulation of the Core Circadian Gene Nr1d2 in the Lacrimal Gland Contributes to Postoperative Dry Eye Disease by Impairing Lipid Metabolism	13
Safety and feasibility of subconjunctival injection of mesenchymal stem cells for acute severe ocular burns: A single-arm study	13
Hyperosmotic stress-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation via the mechanosensitive PIEZO1 channel in dry eye corneal epithelium	13
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography in the assessment of ocular surface lesions	13
Tetraspanin CD9-derived peptides inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection and aid in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells	12
Pipeline: Therapeutics – Two views of off-label use	12
Association between systemic medication use and severity of dry eye signs and symptoms in the DRy eye assessment and management (DREAM) study	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
Spontaneous acinar and ductal regrowth after meibomian gland atrophy induced by deletion of FGFR2 in a mouse model	12
Biological tissues and components, and synthetic substrates for conjunctival cell transplantation	12
Tear metabolomics highlights new potential biomarkers for differentiating between Sjögren's syndrome and other causes of dry eye	12
Letter to the editor regarding “TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface”	12
In vivo confocal microscopic study of corneal innervation in Sjögren's Syndrome with or without small fiber neuropathy	12
Pipeline: US FDA efficacy requirements for treatment of ocular surface disease: Drugs vs. medical devices	12
Editorial Board	12
Preservatives and ocular surface disease: A review	12
Mechanoreceptor Piezo1 channel-mediated interleukin expression in conjunctival epithelial cells: Linking mechanical stress to ocular inflammation	11
Endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to the development of ocular graft-vs-host disease in the eyelids and the ocular surface	11
Pard3 promotes corneal epithelial stratification and homeostasis by regulating apical-basal polarity, cytoskeletal organization and tight junction-mediated barrier function	11
A novel Schirmer strip-based tear matrix metalloproteinase measurement in dry eye evaluation	11
Readership awareness series – Paper 7: An overview of impact factor and other scientometrics	11
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells: A study on safety and efficacy in ocular inflammation	11
Restoration of corneal epithelial barrier function: A possible target for corneal neovascularization	11
Immune signaling in rosacea	11
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the lacrimal gland morphogenesis, damage and repair	11
Cellular senescence promotes meibomian gland dysfunction in a chronic graft-versus-host disease mouse model	11
Duloxetine enhances PAX6 expression and suppresses innate immune responses in murine LPS-induced corneal inflammation	11
Remission of corneal and peripheral neuropathy after bariatric surgery in people with diabetes	10
Impact of botulinum toxin type A on ocular pain with neuropathic features	10
Glycoprotein 340 expression in hyperosmolar stress and infection of corneal epithelial cells	10
Cytarabine chemotherapy induces meibomian gland dysfunction	10
Alleviative effect of probiotics and prebiotics on dry eye in type 2 diabetic mice through the gut-eye axis	10
Characterization of the thickness of the Tear Film Lipid Layer in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction using high resolution optical microscopy	10
Decoding the corneal immune microenvironment in healthy and diabetic mice during corneal wound healing	10
Editorial Board	10
The genus decision: Potential impact on ophthalmic pharmaceuticals	10
Topical steroids to the superior bulbar conjunctiva for the treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)	10
Topical formulations of Aprepitant are safe and effective in relieving pain and inflammation, and drive neural regeneration	10
Editorial Board	10
Outcomes of keratolimbal allograft from ABO compatible donors for severe bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency	10
The multifaceted aspects of ocular allergies: Phenotypes and endotypes	9
Pollen shells and soluble factors play non-redundant roles in the development of allergic conjunctivitis in mice	9
Topical glaucoma medications – Clinical implications for the ocular surface	9
High fat diet induced gut dysbiosis alters corneal epithelial injury response in mice	9
Medication use and dry eye symptoms: A large, hypothesis-free, population-based study in the Netherlands	9
Readership awareness series – paper 14: The submission Dilemma - How to choose a journal?	9
Readership awareness series – Paper 8: Research ethics and ‘editorial expressions of concern’	9
TFOS Lifestyle Report Executive Summary: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease	9
Ocular surface disease in thyroid eye disease: A narrative review	9
Multicenter prospective validation study for international chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease consensus diagnostic criteria	9
A prospective, longitudinal study to assess progression of ocular surface signs, tear cytokines and protein profiles in young adults	9
Conditional deletion of CD25 in the corneal epithelium reveals sex differences in barrier disruption	9
Density and distribution of dendritiform cells in the peripheral cornea of healthy subjects using in vivo confocal microscopy	9
Review, analysis, and education of antiseptic related ocular injury in the surgical settings	8
Electroencephalogram-detected stress levels in the frontal lobe region of patients with dry eye	8
Ectoine protects corneal epithelial survival and barrier from hyperosmotic stress by promoting anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-37	8

The corneal fibroblast: The Dr. Jekyll underappreciated overseer of the responses to stromal injury	8
Dry eye disease sustainability	8
Salivary gland transplantation for dry eye disease: Indications, techniques, and outcomes	8
Ocular involvement in Mycoplasma induced rash and mucositis: A systematic review of the literature	8
Relationships between ocular surface sphingomyelinases, Meibum and Tear Sphingolipids, and clinical parameters of meibomian gland dysfunction	8
Diagnostic armamentarium of infectious keratitis: A comprehensive review	8
Editorial Board	8
Anti-inflammatory and wound healing potential of medicinal maggot excretions/secretions at the ocular surface	8
Editorial Board	8
Diagnostic capacity for fungal keratitis in Africa – Survey in 50 African countries	8
The effect of a biweekly novel selenium sulfide-containing topical treatment in symptomatic contact lens wearers: An exploratory study	8
Destructive and protective effects and therapeutic targets of IL-36 family cytokines in dry eye disease	8
The conjunctival extracellular matrix, related disorders and development of substrates for conjunctival restoration	8
Patients with neurotrophic keratitis demonstrate alterations in ocular surface expression of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels	7
Blinded by smoke: Wildfire smoke exposure and eye irritation in australian wildland firefighters	7
Self-complementary AAV vector therapy for treating corneal cloudiness of mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII)	7
A novel severity scoring system for murine ocular graft versus host disease and its correlation with CD3+ T cells in the cornea	7
Readership awareness series - Paper 5: The peer review process	7
Imbalanced IL-37/TNF-α/CTSS signaling disrupts corneal epithelial barrier in a dry eye model in vitro	7
The impact of contact lenses on meibomian gland morphology	7
The miR-183/96/182 cluster is a checkpoint for resident immune cells and shapes the cellular landscape of the cornea	7
Herpes simplex virus-1 conjunctival dendrite in an immunosuppressed patient	7
The antipsychotropic drug Duloxetine rescues PAX6 haploinsufficiency of mutant limbal stem cells through inhibition of the MEK/ERK signaling pathway	7
Efficacy and safety of AZR-MD-001 selenium sulfide ophthalmic ointment in adults with meibomian gland dysfunction: A vehicle-controlled, randomized clinical trial	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
Identification of a translatable animal model for dry eye disease using comparative analysis of tear proteins across species	7
Comparable meibomian gland changes in patients with and without ocular graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	6
Unique cytokine signature in ocular Stevens-Johnson syndrome non-responders	6
Fluorescein CorneoGraphy (FCG): Use of a repurposed fluorescein imaging technique to objectively standardize corneal staining	6
Readership awareness series – Paper 9: Retraction of a publication	6
Delayed diagnosis of ocular graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	6
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 binding receptors and miscellaneous targets as well as mucosal surface area of the human lacrimal drainage system	6
Impact of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface and how ocular surface disease can influence glaucoma treatment	6
A large hypothesis-free proteomics study investigating serum inflammatory markers as biomarkers of dry eye disease	6
A masked study to differentiate in vivo confocal microscopic features of Pythium insidiosum and fungal filaments	6
TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface	6
Human tear fluid modulates the Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcriptome to alter antibiotic susceptibility	6
Management of scleral melt	6
Metabolic signatures of tear extracellular vesicles caused by herpes simplex keratitis	6
Effects of meibomian gland dysfunction and aqueous deficiency on friction-related disease	6
Small fiber neuropathy in the cornea of Covid-19 patients associated with the generation of ocular surface disease	6
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	6
A tribute to Gary N. Foulks, M.D. (1944–2025) and his contributions 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
TFOS Lifestyle Report Introduction: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease	6
Clinical trials submissions to The Ocular Surface	6
Editorial Board	5
The use of in vivo confocal microscopy in fungal keratitis – Progress and challenges	5
Short chain fatty acids inhibit corneal inflammatory responses to TLR ligands via the ocular G-protein coupled receptor 43	5
Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration versus Salzmann's nodular degeneration: A clinical and surgical comparison	5
The Yin and Yang of non-immune and immune responses in meibomian gland dysfunction	5
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and corneal nerve health: Current evidence and future directions	5
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from ocular infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Preclinical confirmation of UVC efficacy in treating infectious keratitis	5
A single institute validation study comparing the international chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease consensus group diagnostic criteria with clinical parameters	5
Culture- and non-culture-based approaches reveal unique features of the ocular microbiome in dry eye patients	5
Neurotrophic Keratitis: A rare disease that requires proactive screening and orphan drug treatments	5
Novel discovery of a lymphatic bridge connecting Schlemm's canal to limbal and conjunctival lymphatic pathway	5
A review of the epithelial and stromal effects of corneal collagen crosslinking	5
Topical Pharmacologic Treatments for Dry Eye Disease: A Systematic Review	5
Readership awareness series – Paper 4: Chatbots and ChatGPT - Ethical considerations in scientific publications	5
Matrix glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans in human cornea organoids and similarities with fetal corneal stages	5
Detecting dry eye from ocular surface videos based on deep learning	5
Topical 1% 5-fluorouracil eye drops as primary treatment for ocular surface squamous neoplasia: Long-term follow-up study	5
Transitory alkali exposure on meibomian gland orifices induces meibomian gland dysfunction	5
Meibomian gland stem/progenitor cells: The hunt for gland renewal	5
Dry eye disease in the young: A narrative review	5
A new option for treatment of severe cicatricial entropion in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome	5
The power of the adverb	5
Concurrent ocular pain in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy	4
The prevalence and recurrence risk of bare sclera pterygium surgery in the United States	4
Deciphering S1P downregulation and sphingolipid homeostasis disruption in fungal keratitis via multi-omics and MALDI-MSI analysis	4
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
Antibiotic treatment for dry eye disease related to meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis – A review	4
Meibomian gland tortuosity, truncation, and dilation in paediatric dry eye disease: A multi-centre, investigator-masked, cross-sectional study	4
Inhibition of ceramide de novo synthesis ameliorates meibomian gland dysfunction induced by SCD1 deficiency	4
Gene expression signatures in conjunctival fornix aspirates of patients with dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction. A proof-of-concept study	4
Combined therapy of ocular surface disease with plasma rich in growth factors and scleral contact lenses	4
The Link module of human TSG-6 (Link_TSG6) promotes wound healing, suppresses inflammation and improves glandular function in mouse models of Dry Eye Disease	4
Impaired GSH biosynthesis disrupts eye development, lens morphogenesis and PAX6 function	4
Editorial Board	4
Pathophysiology of aniridia-associated keratopathy: Developmental aspects and unanswered questions	4
Big-bubble DALK: A technique in evolution	4
Seeing the unseen: Use of a modified OSDI questionnaire to accurately detect chronic ocular GVHD in a hematology clinic	4
New insights into lacrimal gland anatomy using 7T MRI and electron microscopy: Relevance for lacrimal gland targeted therapies and bioengineering	4
Cicatricial entropion in eyes with lid margin mucous membrane grafting	4
Trends in using mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) in treating corneal diseases	4
Glycosaminoglycans: Roles in wound healing, formation of corneal constructs and synthetic corneas	4
Corneal acetylcholine regulates sensory nerve activity via nicotinic receptors	4
Editorial Board	4
Human meibomian gland epithelial cell culture models: Current progress, challenges, and future directions	4
Managing chronic inflammation in ocular sequelae of Stevens Johnson Syndrome to restore vision	4
Tissue-targeted and localized AAV5-DCN and AAV5-PEDF combination gene therapy abrogates corneal fibrosis and concurrent neovascularization in rabbit eyes in vivo	4
Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) modulates ocular surface chloride transport and its inhibition promotes ocular surface hydration	4