Effectively diagnosing and managing dry eye disease has become an increasingly important distinct part of eye care services, but not enough ECPs know about it or are confident enough to manage it effectively. There are growing numbers of patients who are experiencing the discomfort that this brings and need our help. This episode introduces dry eye disease and aims to improve your basic understanding and how to build on this. It references findings from the TFOS DEWS II report and conference, as well as information about the BCLA's dry eye course.

Dr Byki Huntjens is a senior lecturer at City, University of London. She is a qualified optometrist with a Masters and Doctorate at the University of Manchester. Her current research interests include contact lenses and dry eye. Byki is a BCLA council member, holds fellowships from the BCLA, IACLE and the Higher Education Academy, and is vice-chair of BUCCLE.

Sarah Farrant is an independent prescribing optometrist and practice owner based in Earlam and Christopher Optometrists, an independent practice in Taunton providing eye care, eye wear and specialist clinics. She has strong interests in the ocular surface and dry eye disease - seen as an expert by many and regularly contributes on the topic.