Many factors in the domains of mental, physical, and social health have been associated
with various ocular surface diseases, with most of the focus centered on aspects of dry eye …

Societal factors associated with ocular surface diseases were mapped using a framework to
characterize the relationship between the individual, their health and environment. The …

Nutrients, required by human bodies to perform life-sustaining functions, are obtained from
the diet. They are broadly classified into macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) …

Substance P (SP) is a tachykinin expressed by various cells in the nervous and immune
systems. SP is predominantly released by neurons and exerts its biological and …

(1) Background: Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface, the incidence of
which has been increasing sharply. The pathogenesis of dry eye, especially in terms of the …

Background Tear fluid (TF) production is an important component of normal ocular function.
It is regulated by parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation. Because parasympathetic …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that greater habitual water intake
is associated with lower risk of dry eye disease (DED). Methods We included 51 551 …

Purpose Anticholinergic drugs are widely prescribed for many medical conditions. However,
data on the association of anticholinergic burden with dry eye disease (DED) are limited. In …

IT'S NO SECRET that contact lens dropout is a major factor impeding the growth of the
contact lens market today. Despite plentiful motivators for patients to make the switch to …

Purpose OCT can be used for glaucoma assessment, but its usefulness may depend on
image quality, disease stage and segmentation algorithm. We aimed to determine how layer …