title: [Therapeutical approach to dry eye syndrome].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dry eye disease or dysfunctional tear syndrome is among the most frequently established diagnoses in ophthalmology. It can be defined as a disorder of the tear film resulting in changes in the ocular surface.
  There are many factors causing dry eye and they, can be related to deficiency in any of the components of the tear film. It has been suggested that dry eye is an inflammatory disorder that affects the ocular surface and lacrimal gland. Inflammation is the most important mechanism of corneal and conjunctival cell damage, which is responsible for the symptoms and signs of ocular surface pathology. Hormonal imbalance (particularly androgens), neural dysfunction, increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and loss of immune homeostasis of the lacrimal gland and ocular surface could be possible mechanisms in the pathogenesis of dry eye disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The aim of this paper was to review the advances in the pathogenesis and management of the dry eye disease. The appropriate dry eye treatment presupposes knowledge of all existing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutic modalities. The mainstay of therapy is still artificial tears, with anti-inflammatory therapy and punctual occlusion therapy as second and third line therapies.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za ocne bolesti, Klinicki centar Nis, Nis. gordanasb@nadlanu.com
authors.forename: Gordana Stanković
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zlatanović
authors.forename: Jasmina Dordević
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jocić
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cekić
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vujanović
mesh_terms: D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans