The ocular surface in keratoconjunctivitis sicca
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Eye
- Vol. 3 (4) , 428-437
- https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1989.64
Abstract
The ocular surface is altered in kerato-conjunctivitis sicca, a disorder of aqueous tear production. Many of the factors leading to these surface changes are now more clearly understood and are discussed in this paper.Keywords
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