Dry eye disease in keratoconus: etiology and medical treatment by V.V. Averich

“…The primary management strategy implies tear film and ocular surface protection with tear substitutes based on the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. …”
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Fracture Penis: An Analysis of 26 Cases by G.V.Soundra Pandyan, Ahmed Bakeet Zaharani, Mohammed Al Rashid

“…Surgical exploration with repair of the tear is recommended both in early and delayed presentations. …”
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Diagnosis and behavior in autonomic trigeminal headaches by Erélido Hernández Valero, María Octavina Rodríguez Roque

“…Autonomic trigeminal headaches are primary headaches which include: cluster headaches, paroxistical hemicranea, and syndrome of unilateral headache in a neuralgic way, of short duration, accompanied by cojunctival injection and tearing and the continuous hemicranea. It is also accompanied by autonomic manifestations such as: palpebrate ptosis, tearing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, Horner syndrome (palpebrate ptosis, miosis, and enophthalmos) and changes in the coloration of the periocular skin and in the cheek. …”
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Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial by Yue Zhao, Guang Yang, Yun-Qiong Lu, Mei-Yan Li, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Xue-Jun Wang, Xie-He Kong, Zhao Ma, Xin-Yun Huang, Yue-Lan Zou, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…Clinical evidence shows that electroacupuncture (EA) can improve DE symptoms, tear secretion and tear film stability, but it remains controversial whether it is just a placebo effect. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture with Herniation of the Left Kidney and Bowel Loops by Amiya Kumar Dwari, Abhijit Mandal, Sibes Kumar Das, Sudhansu Sarkar

“…It also illustrates the rare possibility of herniation of kidney through the diaphragmatic tear.…”
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The effects of lutein/ zeaxanthin (Lute-gen®) on eye health, eye strain, sleep quality, and attention in high electronic screen users: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlle... by A. L. Lopresti, A. L. Lopresti, S. J. Smith

“…Outcome measures included several ophthalmic examinations comprising the Schirmer tear test, photo-stress recovery time, contrast sensitivity, tear film break-up time, and self-report measures of visual fatigue, computer vision, sleep quality and attention.ResultsCompared to the placebo, lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation was associated with greater improvements in the Schirmer tear test, photo-stress recovery time, and tear film break-up time. …”
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Clinical experience with heparin-containing eye ointment for dry eye by D.M. Safonova, A.O. Root, V.D. Yartsev, M.N. Narbut

“…<br> <br> <b>Key words</b>: dry eye syndrome, corneal conjunctival xerosis, heparin, PARIN-POS, OSDI, tear meniscus, tear film.<br> <b>For citation: </b>Safonova D.M., Root A.O., Yartsev V.D., Narbut M.N. …”
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Effect of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor Associated with Conventional Drug Therapy on the Dry Eye Symptom Score in Patients with Dry Eyes after Cataract Surgery: A Syste... by Changce Sun, Xiaojun Zhang

“…It successfully promotes corneal healing, promotes tear film stability, and increases basic tear secretion. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Seismic Behavior of Traditional and Eccentric RHS X-Joints Under Brace Axial Cyclic Loading by Shaoqi Zhong, Bida Zhao, Lianglin Liu

“…Test results revealed that joints with β = 0.83 primarily failed due to chord face tearing, while those with β = 1.0 exhibited failure modes, including chord face tearing and significant sidewall buckling. …”
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Dry eye syndrome before corneal refractive surgery: the prevalence and pathogenesis-oriented therapy by N.V. Maychuk, I.S. Malyshev, M.R. Obraztsova

“…Thus, patients with evaporative DED clinical pattern are more likely to become candidates for CRS than those with tear hyposecretion. </p> <p> <b>Keywords</b>: dry eye syndrome, corneal refractive surgery, dysfunction of the meibomian glands, tear film, nanoemulsion. …”
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Evaluation of morphological changes and level of light scattering of the cornea in glaucoma patients by confocal corneal microscopy by G.B. Egorova, V.V. Averich

“…For 24 patients, in addition to the drug regimen, the artificial tear “Stillavit” was prescribed for 3-6 months. Confocal microscopy was performed on “Confoscan-4”. …”
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Clinical efficacy of 0.1% cyclosporine A in dry eye patients with inadequate responses to 0.05% cyclosporine A: a switching, prospective, open-label, multicenter study by Sook Hyun Yoon, Eun Chul Kim, In-Cheon You, Chul Young Choi, Jae Yong Kim, Jong Suk Song, Joon Young Hyon, Hong Kyun Kim, Kyoung Yul Seo

“…Objective signs of dry eye, including the National Eye Institute (NEI) score, tear film break-up time (TF-BUT), and tear volume also improved (p < 0.0001). …”
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Peripheral corneal ulcers in association with rheumatic diseases by E.A. Drozdova

“…Bilateral corneal lesions were observed in 56.2%. Tear production, as measured by Schirmer's test, was 6±2 mm, while tear film stability was 2±1 mm. …”
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Meibomian gland alterations in allergic conjunctivitis: insights from a novel quantitative analysis algorithm by Jingting Wei, Jingting Wei, Kunhong Xiao, Qingyuan Cai, Qingyuan Cai, Shenghua Lin, Xiangjie Lin, Yujie Wang, Yujie Wang, Jiawen Lin, Kunfeng Lai, Yunxi Ye, Yuhan Liu, Li Li

“…Clinical parameters, including tear meniscus height, tear break up time (TBUT), conjunctival hyperemia, and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores, were assessed and correlated with changes in the structure of MG.ResultsThe average MG length in AC patients was 4.48 ± 1.04 mm, shorter compared to the control group (4.72 ± 0.94 mm). …”
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A Comparison of Clinical Examination and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Results with Arthroscopy Results in Knee Intra-Articular Pathologies by Mehmet Sabri Balık, Rıfat Şahin

“…Materials and Methods: Prospective analysis of 50 patients aged 18 to 50 years who underwent arthroscopy with the diagnosis of meniscus tear, cruciate ligament injury, cartilage damage, or plica between 2013 and 2015 was conducted. …”
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The Cutting Edge of Comics: Destructive Technologies in Morrison and Quitely’s We3 by Isabelle Licari-Guillaume

“…In We3, a 2004-5 miniseries published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely dramatize the motif of tearing within a narrative that features extreme violence and the destruction of bodies. …”
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Reduced Expression of VAMP8 in Lacrimal Gland Affected by Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Masaki Fukui, Yoko Ogawa, Shin Mukai, Mizuka Kamoi, Teru Asato, Yutaka Kawakami, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Next, serial changes of tear secretion and VAMP8 expression at both protein and mRNA level of LG in an animal cGVHD model compared with the syngeneic control. …”
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Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives by Raghavendra R. Hegde, Gajanan S. Bhat, Bhushan Deshpande

“…Increase in tensile, burst, and tear strength is observed for films with up to 5% clay loading. …”
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Still No Substantial Evidence to Use Prophylactic Antibiotic at Operative Vaginal Delivery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yifru Berhan, Sisay Kirba, Achamyelesh Gebre

“…From previous studies, there is no substantial evidence to use prophylactic antibiotic at OVD, but episiotomy and perineal tear.…”
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Preliminary investigation on the establishment of a new meibomian gland obstruction model and gene expression by Ming Sun, Huanmin Cheng, Zheng Yang, Jiangqin Tang, Shengshu Sun, Zhanglin Liu, Shaozhen Zhao, Lijie Dong, Yue Huang

“…The morphology of the lid margins and meibomian gland orifices were visualized by slit lamp. The tear production of rats was measured by phenol red cotton thread, the tear film breakup time and corneal fluorescein staining scores of rats were detected under cobalt blue light of slit lamp. …”
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