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Changes to tear cytokines of type 2 diabetic patients with or without retinopathy.
Molecular vision - 31 Dec 2010
Liu Jingfang, Shi Bingyin, He Shuixiang, Yao Xiaoli, Willcox Mark D P, Zhao Zhenjun
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate changes in cytokine levels in tears of type 2 diabetics with or without retinopathy. METHODS: Tears were collected from 15 type 2 diabetics without retinopathy (DNR), 15 patients with retinopathy (DR), and 15 age and gender matched non-diabetic controls. Tear concentration...
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