title: [Functional tear production indices in thyroid eye disease].
abstract: Analysis of functional tear production indices in patients with Grave's disease and thyroid eye disease confirmed lacrimal gland involvement in inflammatory autoimmune process. Close direct correlation was found between tear production and main disease characteristics - severity and activity.
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Safonova
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Likhvantseva
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Gontiurova
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Rudenko
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Vygodin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015551:Autoimmunity; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D049970:Graves Ophthalmopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013666:Tears / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*