Original ResearchEffects of Punctal Occlusion on Clinical Signs and Symptoms and on Tear Cytokine Levels in Patients with Dry Eye
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Key Words
cytokine
dry eye
matrix metalloproteinase
punctal plug
tear
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This study was sponsored by Allergan plc, Dublin, Ireland. Writing and editorial assistance was provided to the authors by Kakuri Omari, PhD, of Evidence Scientific Solutions, Philadelphia, PA, USA, and funded by Allergan plc. All authors met the ICMJE authorship criteria. Neither honoraria nor payments were made for authorship.
Disclosures: L. Tong has nothing to disclose; R. Beuerman has served as a consultant to Allergan plc, AB SCIEX, and Santen and holds patents in the field of research; S. Simonyi and D.A. Hollander are employees of Allergan plc; M.E. Stern was an employee of Allergan plc at the time the study was conducted.
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