Utility of Tear Osmolarity Measurement in Diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease
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Tear osmolarity in the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease.
PURPOSE To evaluate the use of tear osmolarity in the diagnosis of dry eye disease. DESIGN A prospective, observational case series to determine the clinical usefulness of tear osmolarity and commonly used objective tests to diagnose dry eye disease. METHODS A multicenter, 10-site study consisting of 314 consecutive subjects between 18 and 82 years of age. Bilateral tear osmolarity, tear fi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62583-x