News and Updates

Nov 2025 ISD-DE Newsletter

Dear Colleagues Across the world you are part of a community of medical professionals who are interested in Dacryology, the Science and Clinical practice surrounding patients, adults and children, with lacrimal and dry eye problems. You are predominantly Oculoplastic and Lacrimal surgeons, with allied Corneal and Ocular surface specialists. Last year in...

ISD-DE 2024 Prize winners

ePoster Winner 2024 Shin Takahashi, Japan Flap Suturing Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Assisted by Image-Guided Electromagnetic Navigation System Rapid Fire Winner 2024 Nandini Bothra, India Utility of Computed Tomography and Dacryocystography in the Management of Traumatic Secondary Acquired Nasolacrimal Obstruction Free Paper Winner 2024 Nozomi Matsumura, Japan Endoscopic Lacrimal Duct Recanalization for Paediatric Secondary Acquired Lacrimal Duct  

Announcement for the forthcoming ISD-DE XIVth Congress and Update Course, May 29th to 31st

International Society Dacryology and Dry Eye ISD-DE XIVth Congress London, 29th – 31st May 2024   Dear Colleague Please see the announcement below for the forthcoming ISD-DE XIVth Congress and Update Course, May 29th to 31st. Over 70 abstracts were received for free papers, rapid fire presentations and e-posters. Members of the Scientific Committee kindly assisted in...

In Memoriam: Professor Juan Murube del Castillo (1934-2024)

Today we woke up with the sad news of the passing of Professor D. Juan Murube del Castillo. With heavy hearts and profound sadness, we mourn the loss of an extraordinary individual, a remarkable scholar, mentor, and esteemed figure in the medical community, his passing leaves an indelible void in...

New TFOS Report Subcommittee Conclusions on Lifestyle and Dry Eyes

TFOS Lifestyle Report Executive Summary: A Lifestyle Epidemic - Ocular Surface Disease Abstract The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) Workshop entitled ‘A Lifestyle Epidemic: Ocular Surface Disease’ was a global initiative undertaken to establish the direct and indirect impacts of everyday lifestyle choices and challenges on ocular surface health. This...