Lower Vitamin D Level and Distinct Tear Cytokine Profile Were Observed in Patients with Mild Dry Eye Signs but Exaggerated Symptoms

PURPOSE: Dry eye is associated with inflammation, pain, and discomfort. Vitamin D is known to modulate immune responses and pain. This study investigates the level of serum vitamin D and tear-inflammatory proteins with relation to exaggerated symptoms in patients with mild dry eye. METHODS: Patients...

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Autores principales: Shetty, Rohit, Sethu, Swaminathan, Chevour, Priyanka, Deshpande, Kalyani, Pahuja, Natasha, Nagaraja, Harsha, Pindipapanahalli, Narendra, Ghosh, Arkasubhra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27980879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.5.6.16

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