title: Pollution keratoconjunctivitis. A review.
abstract: In 'sick building syndrome' and other questionable environmental conditions, it is important to consider eye troubles. This review deals with several objective methods relevant for pollution keratoconjunctivitis. A hypothesis is put forward: A reduced lipid layer of the tear film causes reduced break-up time, increased vital staining and increased number of cells in the conjunctival fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norn
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D013666:Tears / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids