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Reduced tear thrombospondin‐1/matrix metalloproteinase‐9 ratio can aid in detecting Sjögren's syndrome etiology in patients with dry eye

open access: yesClinical and Translational Science, 2022
Differentiating patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS)‐associated dry eye from non‐SS dry eye is critical for monitoring and appropriate management of possible sight‐ or life‐threatening extraglandular complications associated with SS.
Sharmila Masli, Esen K. Akpek
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High-Intensity Use of Smartphone Can Significantly Increase the Diagnostic Rate and Severity of Dry Eye

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeTo investigate the effects of high-intensity use of smartphones on ocular surface homeostasis and to explore whether high-intensity use of handheld digital devices can cause false increase of dry eye diagnostic rate.MethodsIn this prospective self-
Chunyang Wang   +8 more
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The management of dry eye [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2016
Dry eye disease (also called keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is a common condition, with a prevalence ranging from 8 to 34%, depending on the criteria used.1 It becomes more common with increasing age and affects more women than men. Artificial tears and ocular lubricants are considered the mainstay of treatment, and there is a very wide range of these ...
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Managing Severe Evaporative Dry Eye with Intense Pulsed Light Therapy

open access: yesOphthalmology and Therapy, 2023
Introduction This study assessed the efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy in participants with severe evaporative dry eye disease (DED).
Guanghao Qin   +13 more
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Tear and Saliva Metabolomics in Evaporative Dry Eye Disease in Females

open access: yesMetabolites, 2023
Accurate diagnosis of dry eye disease (DED) is challenging, and even today there is no gold standard biomarker of DED. Hypothesis-free global metabolomic studies of tears from DED patients have great potential to discover metabolites and pathways ...
Fredrik A. Fineide   +11 more
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A review of rabbit models of meibomian gland dysfunction and scope for translational research

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Dry eye disease (DED) is an emerging global health concern with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) being the most common subtype of DED. Despite being quite prevalent, the pathophysiological mechanisms governing MGD are poorly understood.
Deeksha Prasad   +10 more
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Dry Eye Diagnosis

open access: yesInvestigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2008
To determine the most effective objective tests, applied singly or in combination in the diagnosis of dry eye disease.Two groups of subjects--41 with dry eye and 32 with no ocular surface disease--had symptoms, tear film quality, evaporation, tear turnover rate (TTR), volume and osmolarity, and meibomian gland dropout score assessed.The subjects with ...
Santosh, Khanal   +4 more
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Dry Eye and Dry Skin - Is There a Connection? [PDF]

open access: yesOphthalmic Epidemiology, 2021
Abstract Aim: To enquire whether patients with dry eye symptoms also report dry skin, whether their perception could be corroborated with objective measurement, and whether dry eye disease might be suspected based on patients' anamnesis.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 50 subjects (25 with and 25 without dry eye symptoms).
Igor Petriček   +3 more
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Clinical Correlations of Novel Autoantibodies in Patients with Dry Eye

open access: yesJournal of Immunology Research, 2019
Background. Diagnostic criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) are continually being updated in pursuit of more precise and earlier diagnosis to prevent its complications.
Sezen Karakus   +2 more
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Dry eye, its clinical subtypes and associated factors in healthy pregnancy: A cross-sectional study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
The study determined the frequency of dry eye, its clinical subtypes and risk factors among pregnant women. This study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of pregnant women visiting the antenatal clinic of the University of Cape Coast hospital ...
Kofi Asiedu   +7 more
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