Comparative Analysis of Tear Film Levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Contact Lens Users.

Elgin C., Iskeleli G., Talaz S., Akyol S.

Current eye research, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.441-7, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/02713683.2015.1037001
  • Dergi Adı: Current eye research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.441-7
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic inflammatory process, contact lens use, rigid gas permeable contact lenses, silicone hydrogel contact lenses, tear film inflammatory mediators, KERATINOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR, CORNEAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS, ARACHIDONIC-ACID, GENE-EXPRESSION, PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES, DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION, MICROBIAL KERATITIS, INTERLEUKIN-6, APOPTOSIS, WEAR
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: To compare tear films levels of various inflammatory cytokines in asymptomatic contact lens (CL) users. CL users of rigid gas-permeable CLs (RGPCL) (group 1) or silicone hydrogel CLs (SiHCL) (group 2) were compared with non-CL-using healthy subjects (group 3).