Defining the Eye–Skin Axis as an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field
A White Paper by the World Organization of Dermophthalmology (WOD)Conceived in Greece — Applied Worldwide Executive Summary Modern medicine has achieved remarkable advances through specialization. However, this necessary fragmentation has also created clinically relevant gaps—areas of the human body that do not fully belong to a single discipline and therefore remain insufficiently addressed. One such […]
Ophthalmoderma – The New Target Organ in Dermophthalmology
Position Paper of the World Organization of Dermophthalmology (WOD) Abstract Classical Anatomy and Physiology have traditionally treated organs as separate structures with clear boundaries: eye, skin, hair, mucosa.The zones where these systems meet – the interfaces – were viewed merely as “transitional areas” between organs, not as autonomous biological systems.Dermophthalmology introduces the concept of Ophthalmoderma as a […]