title: The ocular surface in keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
abstract: The ocular surface is altered in kerato-conjunctivitis sicca, a disorder of aqueous tear production. Many of the factors leading to these surface changes are now more clearly understood and are discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bron
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Mengher
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007638:Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D013500:Surface Tension; D013666:Tears / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins