Optometry & Vision Science (OVS) plans a Feature Issue to provide a showcase for latest discoveries related to ocular surface research to inform clinicians, researchers, industrial partners, patients, policy makers and other stakeholders about current research and advances, and to promote and inspire additional thinking on this topic.

OVS invites original articles and review papers that highlight research and clinical advances, including, but not limited to:

Anatomy and physiology of the ocular surface Epidemiology of ocular surface disease Links between the ocular surface and surgical outcomes The ocular surface in contact lens wear Ocular surface diagnostics and novel outcome measures Management and treatment of ocular surface disease Ocular surface features and dry eye disease Impact of systemic disease and its treatment on the ocular surface Impact of genetic and environmental factors on the ocular surface Vision and dry eye disease Social impact of dry eye disease Patient-reported outcomes in dry eye disease

As in previous Feature Issues, OVS will publish study results from original research and clinical perspectives together in a single publication. Submissions for this Feature Issue will be coordinated by a distinguished Guest Editorial Team and the Editor-in-Chief.

Jennifer Craig - Feature Issue Lead Editor, Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Eric Papas - Emeritus Professor, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Fiona Stapleton - Professor, UNSW Sydney, Australia

James S. Wolffsohn – Professor, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Laura Downie - Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia

Lyndon Jones – Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada

Nicole Carnt - Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney, Australia

We anticipate that there will be great interest in this publication from clinicians and both basic and clinical scientists. All papers accepted in the peer review process will be published in OVS in a timely fashion. The window for manuscript submission is November 8, 2023 to March 8, 2024, with anticipated publication in the autumn months of 2024. Early submissions are encouraged and will receive priority for publication on the journal website at: https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/pages/default.aspx

Please prepare submissions according to the OVS Instructions for Authors: https://edmgr.ovid.com/ovs/accounts/ifauth.htm and submit them online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ovs/default2.aspx

noting that your paper is being submitted for consideration of this Feature Issue. Contact the Editorial Office ([email protected]) or the Editor in Chief ([email protected]) with questions.