Dry Eye with Only Decreased Tear Break-up Time is Sometimes Associated with Allergic Conjunctivitis
OphthalmologyPublished 1 February 1995
Ikuko Toda, Jun Shimazaki, Kazuo Tsubota
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The authors' hypothesis that decreased break-up time is in part associated with the decreased goblet cell density caused by allergic conjunctivitis is supported.
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These results support the authors' hypothesis that decreased break-up time is in part associated with the decreased goblet cell density caused by allergic conjunctivitis.
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