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Impact of environmental pollution on the ocular surface of Sjögren's syndrome patients

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effect of air pollution on the ocular surface of patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Methods: We investigated the ocular surfaces of thirty patients with Sjögren's syndrome and thirty healthy volunteers (control group) living in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. W...

An investigation of human beta-defensins and cathelicidin expression in patients with pterygium

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate human beta-defensins (HBDs) and cathelicidin LL-37 (LL-37) expressions in patients with pterygium. Methods: In this retrospective consecutive case series, 26 pterygium specimens and 15 normal conjunctival specimens of 15 control subjects were in vestigated. Expressions ...