A wide spectrum of salivary gland complaints, ranging from mild transient discomfort to permanent xerostomia and tooth decay, has been described after RAI therapy. Fortunately, the common mild ...

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Sjogren’s syndrome (or Sjogren's disease) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that targets the salivary glands (in the mouth) and lacrimal glands (in the eye). The involvement of these two ...

Computed tomography proved the absence of the lacrimal gland in the operated eye in both patients. Oculoplastic surgeons should pay close attention to the anatomy of the levator muscle and its ...

lvpei.org Purpose To investigate the secretory status of the main lacrimal gland in healthy and dry eye disease (DED) via fluorescein-assisted direct assessment of tear secretion from the palpebral ...

2006). TABLE 1. Genetic source and comparison of antioxidants and free radical scavengers identified in the lacrimal gland and ocular surface cells or tear secretion of human, mouse, rabbit or rat ...

Estrogens and androgens like testosterone have a crucial role to play in function of meibomian glands, lipogenesis and maturation of acinar cells of the lacrimal glands. Menopause is also ...