Med. praxi. 2011;8(6):276-279

Dry eye syndrome

MUDr.Michalis Palos
Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 1. lékařská fakulta, Oční klinika 1. LF a VFN, Praha

Dry eye syndrome is a multifactorial disease associated with events occuring locally in the eye and can be also the reflection of a systemic

disease. Diagnosis and treatment of local or systemic disease and tears substitution may improve patient´s quality of life and avoid

sight-threatening complications.

Keywords: ocular tear film, filamentary keratitis, Sjögren´s syndrome, tear substitutes

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