What is it about?

A look into objective methods of selecting treatment and monitoring the effect for dry eye. With many new technologies and discovery, tear proteins play an important part in clinical practice of dry eye.

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Why is it important?

Most of the time dry eye symptoms does not match clinical signs, causing management of the disease more challenging. This article provide an insight of the vital role of tear protein in dry eye diagnosis and management.

Perspectives

The utility of tear proteins in clinical practice is a different issue from how they can be used as biomarkers in research settings.

Prof Louis Tong
National University of Singapore

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This page is a summary of: Practical issues concerning tear protein assays in dry eye, Eye and Vision, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s40662-014-0006-y.
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