The ocular surface and tear film and their dysfunction in dry eye disease

M Rolando, M Zierhut - Survey of ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
… can disturb the ocular surface or tear film and cause dry eye disease. … Dry eye is a common
consequence of chronic allergic … and ocular surface damage may cause dry eye symptoms to …

A unified theory of the role of the ocular surface in dry eye

ME Stern, RW Beuerman, RI Fox, J Gao… - … , Tear Film, and Dry Eye …, 1998 - Springer
ocular surface. In individuals suffering from dry eye, however, chronic inflammation of the
ocular surface … lacrimal gland as well as the ocular surface that may interrupt both afferent and …

Dry eye disease: an immune-mediated ocular surface disorder

W Stevenson, SK Chauhan, R Dana - Archives of ophthalmology, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Dry eye disease is a multifactorial disorder of the tears and ocular surface characterized by
symptoms of dryness … links between inflammation and dry eye disease and discuss the …

Changes in the tear film and ocular surface from dry eye syndrome

ME Johnson, PJ Murphy - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2004 - Elsevier
Dry eye syndrome (DES) refers to a spectrum of ocular surface diseases with diverse and …
functions such as supporting the ocular surface epithelium and preventing microbial invasion. …

Dry eye management: targeting the ocular surface microenvironment

X Zhang, V Jeyalatha M, Y Qu, X He, S Ou, J Bu… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
… of dry eye, we propose in this review the concept of ocular surface microenvironment.
Various components of the microenvironment contribute to the homeostasis of ocular surface. …

Evaluation of the ocular surface in dry-eye conditions

SCG Tseng - International ophthalmology clinics, 1994 - journals.lww.com
… An unstable tear film is the hallmark of various dry-eye states. Because … dry eyes, these
terms are used interchangeably in this chapter. As we have just established, the ocular surface

The pathology of dry eye: the interaction between the ocular surface and lacrimal glands

ME Stern, RW Beuerman, RI Fox, J Gao, AK Mircheff… - Cornea, 1998 - journals.lww.com
… Conclusion: Although the etiologies of dry eye are varied, common to all ocular-surface
to normalize the ocular surface/lacrimal neural reflex and facilitate ocular surface healing. …

Ocular surface immunity: homeostatic mechanisms and their disruption in dry eye disease

S Barabino, Y Chen, S Chauhan, R Dana - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2012 - Elsevier
… a pivotal role in regulating the ocular surface environment. Our studies demonstrate how anti…
play an active role in protecting the ocular surface. Dry eye disease (DED) affects millions of …

Ocular surface and dry eye in Graves' disease

C Gürdal, Ö Saraç, İ Genç, H Kırımlıoğlu… - Current Eye …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… It has been demonstrated in this study that in GD patients, dry eye symptoms and findings
as well as ocular surface damage and inflammation may occur even without the presence of …

Cellulose acetate impressions of the ocular surface: dry eye states

JD Nelson, VR Havener… - Archives of ophthalmology, 1983 - jamanetwork.com
… COMMENT The results of this study show that the bulbar ocular surfaces of eyes with
keratoconjunctivitis sicca and primary ocular diseases have abnor¬ mal epithelium with decreased, …