[Impression cytology in patients with dry eye syndrome and various rheumatic diseases].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytological changes of bulbar conjunctiva in patients with various rheumatic diseases and dry eye syndrome.


METHODS
60 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic scleroderma (SScl), primary Sjbgren syndrome (pSS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dry eye syndrome were studied. The ocular examination consisted of Schirmer I, break- up time of tear film (BUT), fluorescein and lissamine green staining and impression cytology of bulbar conjunctiva.


CONCLUSIONS
The morphological alternations of bulbar conjunctiva seen in impression cytology specimens correlated with clinical signs of dry eye syndrome.
Oziebło-Kupczyk
Monika
M
Klinika Okulistyki Ozieciecej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
Sredzińska-Kita
Dorota
D
Kita
Karol
K
Mrugacz
Małgorzata
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods