Biomarkers of Ocular Allergy and Dry Eye Disease, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biomarkers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 3067
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dry eye disease; dry eye; aqueous tear deficiency; evaporative deficiency; ocular surface inflammation; tear osmolarity; epidemiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Dry eye disease (DED) is a heterogenous disease that can present with a variety of symptoms (e.g., dryness, burning, foreign body sensation, visual fluctuations) and signs (e.g., low tear production, unstable tear film, ocular surface inflammation, epithelial disruption. Underlying this heterogeneity is a complex pathophysiology which can include both tear and nerve abnormalities. Furthermore, DED can occur as an isolated phenomenon or secondary to a systemic disorder, such as Sjögren's syndrome or graft versus host disease. Ocular allergy is likewise heterogenous, and can occur in a seasonal or perennial pattern. Its pathophysiology can involve abnormalities in soluble and/or cellular components of the immune system. Like DED, it can be isolated to the ocular surface or associated with systemic conditions such as atopic dermatitis or asthma. Given these complexities, prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers are needed for both DED and ocular allergy to identify disease contributors that can be manipulated to deliver precision therapy to patients. This Special Issue will focus on this need and include original papers and reviews that discuss the state of the art of biomarkers for these two common ocular surface disorders.
Dr. Anat Galor
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ocular allergy
- dry eye disease
- Sjögren's syndrome
- biomarker
- prognostic biomarkers
- diagnostic biomarkers
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- Biomarkers of Ocular Allergy and Dry Eye Disease in Biomolecules (7 articles)
