Overview
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David A. Sullivan
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Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Table of contents (119 chapters)
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Tear Film Composition and Biophysical Properties
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- Maurizio Rolando, Valeria Brezzo, Giovanni Calabria
Pages 249-254
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- Hitoshi Watanabe, Ann S. Tisdale, Sandra J. Spurr-Michaud, Ilene K. Gipson
Pages 255-261
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- Alan Tomlinson, Careen Giesbrecht
Pages 271-274
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- Frank J. Holly, Thomas F. Holly
Pages 275-283
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- Sudi Patel, Colin Ferrier, Jeff Plaskow
Pages 285-287
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- Kathleen L. Krenzer, Thomas F. Freddo
Pages 289-292
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- Donald R. Korb, Jack V. Greiner
Pages 293-298
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Tear Proteins and Growth Factors
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- Aize Kijlstra, Abel Kuizenga
Pages 299-308
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- Roderick J. Fullard, Denise Tucker
Pages 309-314
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- Gysbert-B Van Setten, Gregory S. Schultz, Shawn Macauley
Pages 315-319
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- Toshio Tsubai, Masato Murai
Pages 321-326
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- N. J. van Haeringen, V. M. W. Bodelier, P. S. J. Klaver
Pages 327-330
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- Harriet J. Davidson, Gary L. Blanchard, Paul C. Montgomery
Pages 331-334
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- Joël Baguet, Véronique Claudon-Eyl, Anne-Marie Françoise Gachon
Pages 335-338
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- Sandra E. Comerie-Smith, Jose Nunez, Marion Hosmer, R. Linsy Farris
Pages 339-344
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- Robert A. Sack, Ann Underwood, Kah Ooi Tan, Carol Morris
Pages 345-349
About this book
During the past decade a significant international research effort has been directed towards understanding the composition and regulation of the preocular tear film. This effort has been motivated by the recognition that the tear film plays an essential role in maintaining corneal and conjunctival integrity, protecting against microbial challenge and preserving visual acuity. In addition, research has been stimulated by the knowledge that alteration or deficiency of the tear film, which occurs in countless individuals throughout the world, may lead to desiccation of the ocular surface, ulceration and perforation of the cornea, an increased incidence of infectious disease, and potentially, pronounced visual disability and blindness. 7 To promote further progress in this field of vision research, the International Conference on the Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film and Dry Eye Syndromes: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance was held in the Southampton Princess Resort in Bermuda from November 14 to 17, 1992. This meeting was designed to assess critically the current knowledge and 'state of the art' research on the structure and function of lacrimal tissue and tears in both health and disease. The goal of this conference was to provide an international exchange of information that would be of value to basic scientists involved in eye research, to physicians in the ophthalmological community, and to pharmaceutical companies with an interest in the treatment of lacrimal gland, tear film or ocular surface disorders (e. g. Sjogren's syndrome).
Editors and Affiliations
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Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
David A. Sullivan