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The differences of tear function and ocular surface findings in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis and vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Yue Hu, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Murat Doğru, Naoko Okada, A. Igarashi, Kazumi Fukagawa, Kazuo Tsubota, Hiroshi Fujishima

Allergy · 2007 · 83 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

Differences of the infiltrates, higher level of tear instability, lower corneal sensitivity, up-regulation of MUC1, 2, and 4, and down regulation of MUC5AC were important differential features of the ocular surface disease in AKC compared with VKC.

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