Reduced tear thrombospondin‐1/matrix metalloproteinase‐9 ratio can aid in detecting Sjögren's syndrome etiology in patients with dry eye

• Main Authors: Sharmila Masli (Author), Esen K. Akpek (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wiley, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Differentiating patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS)‐associated dry eye from non‐SS dry eye is critical for monitoring and appropriate management of possible sight‐ or life‐threatening extraglandular complications associated with SS. We tested whether reduced tear levels of immunoregu...