Chengfang Zhu, Xianwen Xiao, Xie Fang, Lei Yan, Shunrong Luo, Xumin Shang, Zhiwen Xie, Nuo Dong, Huan He, Rongrong Zong, Lan Gong, Huping Wu, Zhirong Lin
Purpose To clarify the ocular surface features of patients with recent history of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) and the relation between corneal dendritic cells (DCs) and ocular discomfort. Methods Normal controls (NC) and dry eye (DE) patients without EKC were recruited. Patients with recent EKC history (onset >4 weeks, but <20 weeks) were recruited as EKC + DE group (with dry eye) or EKC-DE group (without dry eye). Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, tear film parameters including lipid layer thickness, first tear break-up time (fBUT), average tear break-up time (aBUT), tear meniscus height and Schirmer I test, meibomian gland parameters, and in vivo corneal confocal microscopy were evaluated...
October 26, 2023: Current Eye Research