 Tears
"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
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D013666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.882
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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Ta H, McCann P, Xiao M, Lien T, Abbott K, Gregory DG, Qureshi R, Li T. Dry eye post-cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan 13; 25(1):18.
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Mangwani-Mordani S, Prislovsky A, Stephenson D, Chalfant CE, Galor A, Mandal N. Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) and Eicosanoids on Dry Eye Symptoms and Signs. Biomolecules. 2024 Mar 20; 14(3).
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Chen H, McCann P, Lien T, Xiao M, Abraham AG, Gregory DG, Hauswirth SG, Qureshi R, Liu SH, Saldanha IJ, Li T. Prevalence of dry eye and Meibomian gland dysfunction in Central and South America: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Jan 31; 24(1):50.
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Gary AA, Prislovsky A, Tovar A, Locatelli E, Felix ER, Stephenson D, Chalfant CE, Lai J, Kim C, Mandal N, Galor A. Lipids from ocular meibum and tears may serve as biomarkers for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul; 52(5):516-527.
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Abbott K, Hanson KS, Lally J. Prevalence of dry eye disease in the low vision population at the University of Colorado. J Optom. 2024 Apr-Jun; 17(2):100501.
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Li T, McCann PM, Wilting S, McNamara S, Gregory DG, Hauswirth SG, Ifantides C, Benning L, Sequeira TA, Qureshi R, Liu SH, Clark MA, Saldanha IJ, Abraham AG. Prolonged facemask wearing among hospital workers and dry eye - a mixed-methods study. BMC Ophthalmol. 2023 Oct 19; 23(1):420.
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Galor A, Sanchez V, Jensen A, Burton M, Maus K, Stephenson D, Chalfant C, Mandal N. Meibum sphingolipid composition is altered in individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction-a side by side comparison of Meibum and Tear Sphingolipids. Ocul Surf. 2022 01; 23:87-95.
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Srinivas SP, Goyal A, Talele DP, Mahadik S, Sudhir RR, Murthy PP, Ranganath S, Kompella UB, Padmanabhan P. Corneal epithelial permeability to fluorescein in humans by a multi-drop method. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6):e0198831.
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Skiba DJ. Face with Tears of Joy Is Word of the Year: Are Emoji a Sign of Things to Come in Health Care? Nurs Educ Perspect. 2016 Jan-Feb; 37(1):56-7.
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Rosenfeld L, Cerretani C, Leiske DL, Toney MF, Radke CJ, Fuller GG. Structural and rheological properties of meibomian lipid. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Apr 17; 54(4):2720-32.
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