Nelson, J. Daniel, MD
Senior Fellow, HealthPartners Institute

Academic appointment: Professor of ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

Education and training: MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; internship, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, MN; ophthalmology residency and cornea/external disease fellowship, University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology.

Overview/research interests: Artificial tears, corneal epithelial and endothelial wound healing, dry eye, neuropathic and hypersensitivity pain in patients with dry eye, Sjogren’s syndrome, tear film.

Publications

selected publications

Journal Article
- Perspective on systematic medical literature reviews and meta-analyses. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020
- The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: executive summary. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013
- The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: introduction. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013
- The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the definition and classification subcommittee. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013
- The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the management and therapy subcommittee. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013
- The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the subcommittee on epidemiology. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2013
- Improving awareness, identification, and management of meibomian gland dysfunction. Ophthalmology. 2012
- The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: report of the definition and classification subcommittee. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2011
- A link between tear instability and hyperosmolarity in dry eye. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2009
- Antibodies to endogenous tear protein in normal human tears. Current Eye Research. 2009
- Human lipocalin-1 association with 3H-testosterone and 3H-estradiol. Current Eye Research. 2009
- Secretoglobins: lacrimal gland-specific rabbit lipophilin mRNAs. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2008
- Secretoglobins: sexually dimorphic expression of androgen-binding protein mRNA in mouse lacrimal glands. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2005
- Diagnosis and treatment of the dry eye: a clinical perspective. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2002
- Lipase mRNAs expressed in lacrimal and harderian glands. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2002
- mRNA encoding a new lipolytic enzyme expressed in rabbit lacrimal glands. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2002
- A new look at dry eye disease and its treatment. Advances in Therapy. 2000
Editorial Article
- Grateful and thankful [editorial] 2018
- Bias to basis [editorial] 2017
- Interests [editorial] 2017
- Tidbits [editorial] 2017
- An enigma [editorial] 2016
- Complex, complicated, simple [editorial] 2016
- Dogma [editorial] 2016
- Helpful and useful [editorial] 2016
- Transitions [editorial] 2016
- Debate, discussion, or dialogue [editorial] 2015
- Impressions on The Ocular Surface: the entity and the journal [editorial] 2015
- Questions [editorial] 2015
- Transitions and tritospecialists [editorial] 2015
Review
Abstract
- Mouse homologue of cat Fel dI chain 2 [abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2001
- Diagnosis and treatment of dry eye: a clinical perspective [abstract]. Cornea. 2000