Temporal Progression of Entry Factors into the Vicious Circle of Dry Eye in Untreated Sufferers

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 7; p. 806
• Main Authors: Garcia-Queiruga, Jacobo, Pena-Verdeal, Hugo, Sabucedo-Villamarin, Belen, Garcia-Resua, Carlos, Giraldez, Maria J, Yebra-Pimentel, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.06.2024
• Subjects: bulbar hyperemia; Cornea; Disease; Drug therapy; dry eye disease; Eye; Eye diseases; Homeostasis; Hyperemia; lipid layer pattern; Lipids; long-term follow-up; Longitudinal studies; Optometry; Patients; Signs and symptoms; tear meniscus height; Japan; dry eye disease; bulbar hyperemia; lipid layer pattern; tear meniscus height; long-term follow-up

Dry eye disease (DED) is characterized by the loss of ocular surface homeostasis with specific signs and symptoms. Studying the progression of a multifactorial disease is exceedingly challenging for researchers because several factors can influence it. The present study aims to study changes in tear...