title: Cornea and ocular surface disease: application of cutting-edge optometric research.
abstract: : Clinician-scientists bridge the gap between basic research and patient care. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, a symposium highlighting the application of cutting-edge optometric research within the anterior segment was held to present and discuss some of the recent basic scientific advances that will both shape and guide the development of future clinical care practices. This article summarizes this work, bringing together four experts, all clinician-scientists in the field of cornea and ocular surface. Collectively, this work provides new insights to clinicians and researchers alike, as well as brings forth a greater appreciation of the impact of ongoing optometric bench research in advancing clinical care.
authors.affiliation: *OD, PhD, FAAO †OD, FAAO ‡OD, PhD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (DMR); McKinney, Texas (LJA); School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (JAB); School of Optometry and Vision Science (SMJF, NM), Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunity, and Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (SMJF); and Departments of Anatomy and Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California (NM).
authors.forename: Danielle M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: Suzanne M J
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fleiszig
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McNamara
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends