Tear turnover and immune and inflammatory processes in the open-eye and closed-eye environments: relationship to extended wear contact lens use.

Sack, Robert A

Tear turnover and immune and inflammatory processes in the open-eye and closed-eye environments: relationship to extended wear contact lens use. [electronic resource] - Eye & contact lens Jan 2003 - S80-2; discussion S83-4, S192-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

1542-2321

10.1097/00140068-200301001-00022 doi


Blinking--physiology
Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear--adverse effects
Cornea--metabolism
Eye Proteins--metabolism
Goblet Cells--metabolism
Humans
Immune System--physiology
Inflammation--metabolism
Keratitis--etiology
Lacrimal Apparatus--metabolism
Tears--metabolism