"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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Ocular findings and selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in a group of young commercially available Guinea and Skinny pigs (Cavia porcellus). Vet Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar; 23(2):234-244.
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Ocular surface parameters in older male veterans. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Feb 19; 54(2):1426-33.
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Long-term effects of cataract surgery on tear film parameters. ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013:643764.
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Effect of hinge location on corneal sensation and dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Oct; 31(10):1881-7.
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Ocular surface, ocular adnexal, and lacrimal complications associated with the use of systemic 5-fluorouracil. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 May; 19(3):216-24.
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Antioxidant enzymes in human tears. J Ocul Pharmacol. 1991; 7(3):253-8.
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Corneal antibody levels to ribitol teichoic acid in rabbits immunized with staphylococcal antigens using various routes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1987 Sep; 28(9):1553-8.