Rebecca Petris - Research Profile

Published studies:

Saldanha I.J., Petris R., Han G., Dickersin K., Akpek E.K. Research Questions and Outcomes Prioritized by Patients with Dry Eye (2018)  JAMA Ophthalmology,  136  (10) , pp. 1170-1179.

Saldanha IJ, Petris R, Makara M, Channa P, Akpek EK. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eye strain and dry eye symptoms. Ocul Surf. 2021 Oct;22:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.06.004. Epub 2021 Jun 13. PMID: 34133976; PMCID: PMC8462938

Caffery B, Petris R, Hammitt KM, Montecchi-Palmer M, Haque S, Malkowski JP, Barabino S. Patient perspectives on dry eye disease and chronic ocular surface pain: Insights from a virtual community-moderated dialogue.. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 7:11206721221125263. doi: 10.1177/11206721221125263. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36071618.

Saldanha IJ, Petris R, Ifantides C, Hauswirth SG, Gregory DG, Qureshi R, McCann P, Liu SH, Abraham AG, Li T. Patient barriers and facilitators for making environmental and behavioral modifications for dry eye in the United States. Optom Vis Sci. 2024 Feb 1;101(2):84-89. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000002105. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38408305; PMCID: PMC10901453.

Posters:

Petris R, Moore A, Brown SM. Online Shopping Pitfalls for Scleral Lens Patients. Presented at the Global Contact Lens Symposium, Las Vegas, January 2025.

Petris R, Moore A, Brown SM. Chronic Ocular Surface Pain as a Defining Characteristic of Dry Eye Disease. Presented at the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Conference, Venice, November 2024.

Other:

Dry Eye Disease and Me: Dry Eye Foundation’s self-published data summary from a 500-item community experience survey co-authored by Rebecca Petris and Aidan Moore and conducted 2019-2021.

Scleral Lens Consumer Surveys: Surveys designed, conducted and published on the Dry Eye Shop platform from 2018 to the present on a wide range of topics including watery safety, general safety practices, lens wear time, insertion and removal techniques, and filling solution choices.

Dry Eye Consumer Surveys Surveys designed, conducted and published on the Dry Eye Shop platform from 2018 to the present on topics including lubricant eye drop usage, eyelid cleansing product selection, preservative-awareness, nighttime dry eye protection strategies, and eye redness.