| BH-FDR | Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate |
| CPD | Continuing professional development |
| DED | Dry eye disease |
| ECP | Eye care practitioner |
| IPL | Intense pulsed light |
| MGD | Meibomian gland dysfunction |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| OSDI | Ocular Surface Disease Index |
| RoW | Rest of world |
| SA | South Africa |
| SAOA | South African Optometric Association |
| SPEED | Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness |
| TBUT | Tear break-up time |
| TFOS DEWS | Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop |
| UK | United Kingdom |