Abstract
The authors present the pathologic changes of the conjunctiva in “dry eye syndrome”. They state that stratification of the epithelial cells and microplicae, change in the goblet cell population, and inflammation of the basal tissue cannot be regarded as characteristic symptoms.
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Die Autoren berichten über die Bindehautveränderungen beim „trockenen Auge Syndrom“. Sie stellen fest, daß die Abflachung der Epithelzellen und Mikroplicae, eine Veränderung der Zahl der Becherzellen und die Entzündung des subepithelialen Gewebes nicht für charakteristische Symptome gehalten werden können.
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Török, M., Süveges, I. Morphological changes in “Dry eye syndrome”. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 219, 24–28 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02159975
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