"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D013666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.882
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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The Potential Utility of Salivary and Tear Proteomics to Discriminate Sj?gren's Disease from Non-Sj?gren's Sicca. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 15; 24(24).
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Revealing the presence of tear extracellular vesicles in Keratoconus. Exp Eye Res. 2022 11; 224:109242.
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The effect of punctal plugs in reducing ocular surface irritation after povidone-iodine preparation of intravitreal injection-a randomized trial. Eye (Lond). 2022 03; 36(3):568-574.
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Reversible HER2 antibody-drug conjugate-induced ocular toxicity. Can J Ophthalmol. 2022 04; 57(2):118-126.
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Tear-Based Aqueous Batteries for Smart Contact Lenses Enabled by Prussian Blue Analogue Nanocomposites. Nano Lett. 2021 02 24; 21(4):1659-1665.
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Prolactin-Induced Protein is a novel biomarker for Keratoconus. Exp Eye Res. 2019 02; 179:55-63.
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The antiviral efficacy of the murine alpha-1 interferon transgene against ocular herpes simplex virus type 1 requires the presence of CD4(+), alpha/beta T-cell receptor-positive T lymphocytes with the capacity to produce gamma interferon. J Virol. 2002 Sep; 76(18):9398-406.
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Pharmacokinetics of topically applied ciprofloxacin in rabbit tears. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1996; 40(1):123-6.
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Scanning electron microscopy of experimental keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs: cornea and bulbar conjunctiva. Vet Pathol. 1988 Nov; 25(6):468-74.