[Sex hormones and dry eye]. / Sexualhormone und trockenes Auge.
Ophthalmologe
; 106(11): 988-94, 2009 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Among ophthalmic diseases dry eye in its various forms, represents an entity with one of the highest prevalences and at the same time the lowest chance for causal therapy. Since some years there is growing evidence that sex hormones play a key role in the formation and course of the disease and thus provide potentially promising approaches for therapy. The objective of this article is to briefly outline current scientific knowledge on the relationship between androgens, estrogens,and progesterones on the one hand and the lacrimal gland and Meibomian glands respectively.
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Assunto principal:
Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais
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Síndromes do Olho Seco
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Aparelho Lacrimal
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Glândulas Tarsais
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Humans
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De
Revista:
Ophthalmologe
Assunto da revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article