The correlation of cytokines and sensory hypersensitivity in mild dry eye patients characterized by symptoms outweighing signs.

Conclusions: Tear and conjunctival cytokines, including IL-1 β, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α, were correlated with sensory hypersensitivity status in the DESOS groups, suggesting they play an important role in the discordance of symptoms outweighing signs. PMID: 32476816 [PubMed - in process]
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