Purpose: Unstable tear film characterized by shorting of tear break-up time (BUT) is
associated with discomfort and dryness in contact lens wearers. The glycocalyx is thought to …

Purpose: This study was designed to determine whether long-term tolerant contact lens (CL)
wear causes changes in the expression of mucin mRNA by the conjunctival epithelium and …

The acinar epithelial cells of the lacrimal gland are responsible for the production,
packaging and regulated exocytosis of tear proteins into ocular surface fluid. This review …

Purpose: Low tear phospholipids levels are associated with tear film instability in soft contact
lens wearers. We assayed levels of phospholipids and their degrading enzyme secretory …

PURPOSE: To compare graticule and image capture assessment of the lower tear film
meniscus height (TMH). METHODS: Lower tear film meniscus height measures were taken …

Objectives: To evaluate neophyte contact lens wearers' fitting to rigid gas permeable (RGP)
contact lenses in terms of wearing time, tear volume, stability, corneal staining, and …

Dry eye diseases are a group of disorders that share a mechanism by which tear
hyperosmolarity at the surface of the eye leads to inflammatory ocular surface damage. The …

Purpose To assess the effect of seven different daily disposable contact lenses upon corneal
thickness, as well as upon tear meniscus volume, by using optical coherence tomography …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of two eyelid hygiene
treatments—microblepharon exfoliation and a hypoallergenic foam cleanser (LidHygenix) …

Purpose To assess the effects of two weeks of regular phospholipid liposomal spray
application on lipid layer grade, tear film stability, subjective comfort, visual acuity, and lipid …