ArticleMedical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal2017
Sodium Fluorescein Staining of the Cornea for the Diagnosis of Dry Eye: A Comparison of Three Eye Solutions.
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- Advances in Dry Eye Disease Examination Techniques.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Emerging microfluidic diagnostic systems for anterior segment diseases: a systematic review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- Cord blood-derived biologics lead to robust axonal regeneration in benzalkonium chloride-injured mouse corneas by modulating the Il-17 pathway and neuropeptide Y.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Improving Tolerance and Compliance with Topical Immunomodulators Using Micro-Emulsion Lipid Layer Artificial Tears.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Lipid layer thickness and tear meniscus height measurements for the differential diagnosis of evaporative dry eye subtypes.International journal of ophthalmology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify which of the eye solutions is best for sodium fluorescein staining of the cornea to diagnose dry eye disease. The study included 173 eyes with suspected or known dry eye disease. The eyes were stained sequentially with sodium fluorescein and each of the following four conditions: balanced salt solution (BSS); BSS and cyclosporine 0.05% emulsion; BSS and lipids containing omega-3; and BSS, cyclosporine 0.05% emulsion, and lipids containing omega-3. Our results showed that compared to BSS alone, artificial tears with cyclosporine 0.05% emulsion and lipids containing omega-3 remain in the cornea for longer periods, thus allowing the clinician to evaluate tear break-up time and visualize corneal punctate erosions.
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