Tear secretion in patients with nonspecific eye complaints.
Tear secretion, as measured by Schirmer's test, was significantly reduced in 42 (9%) of 466 patients with nonspecific anterior segment complaints. One of these 42 patients were found to have systemic lupus erythematosus and another had benign mucous membrane pemphigoid.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis; D013666:Tears / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
D009113:Muramidase