The early cellular cause of dry eye disease have been identified by researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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"Our study has promoted the further understanding of the pathogenesis of dry eye disease, which is fundamental to develop new treatments and thus improve quality of life for those with this disease," said Yihe Chen, a researcher involved in the work from the Schepens Eye Research Institute at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary of the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
To make their discovery, the scientists tested two groups of mice. The first group was normal and the second group was depleted of NK cells.
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Eye lid problems are one of the commonest complaints with which a patient presents to an eye doctor. Commonest among them being: blepharitis, chalazion and stye.
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This suggests that NK cells play a pivotal role in the development and severity of the disease, making them a target for the development of new drugs.
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A temperature less than 30 degrees Celsius on the eye and eyelid could be the cause for the onset or worsening of the dry eye condition, a new study has said.
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