Dry Eye as a Mucosal Autoimmune Disease

Dry eye is a common ocular surface inflammatory disease that significantly affects quality of life. Dysfunction of the lacrimal function unit (LFU) alters tear composition and breaks ocular surface homeostasis, facilitating chronic inflammation and tissue damage. Accordingly, the most effective trea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stern, Michael E., Schaumburg, Chris S., Pflugfelder, Stephen C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Informa Healthcare 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3587314/