Study design and baseline findings from the progression of ocular findings (PROOF) natural history study of dry eye

Study design and baseline findings from the progression of ocular findings (PROOF) natural history study of dry eye

Abstract Background The aim of this research is to initiate a 5-year natural history study of dry eye disease (DED) using objectively assessed and patient-reported outcomes, to explore the hypothesis that DED is a progressive condition that has substantive and measurable impacts not only on the ocul...

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Main Authors: Peter J. McDonnell, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Michael E. Stern, David R. Hardten, Taryn Conway, Linda Villanueva, David A. Hollander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Dry eye disease
Natural history
Tear break-up time
Cytokines
Tear film biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-017-0646-5

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