A cross-sectional study of ocular surface discomfort and corneal nerve dysfunction after paclitaxel treatment for cancer

Abstract Ocular surface dysfunction is common in patients receiving anti-cancer drug treatment. The effects of paclitaxel, a neurotoxic chemotherapeutic drug, on ocular surface discomfort associated with dry eye disease was investigated. Patients with cancer who had completed paclitaxel treatment be...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Chung Bo Chiang, David Goldstein, Terry Trinh, Kimberley Au, Susanna B. Park, Arun V. Krishnan, Maria Markoulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81398-y