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Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of dry eyes are limited; most patients are diagnosed on the basis of subjective responses. This makes assessment of dry eye treatments difficult in clinical practice and research, and additional clinical tests are needed. Morgan et al. reported an increase in corneal temperatures in dry eye patients; measurements were made with (infrared) IR thermography. Presumably the increased temperature is due to the increased blood flow associated with the accompanying inflammation.
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MacKeen, D.L., Roth, HW. (2002). A Simple Method of Detecting the Anti-Inflammatory Action of Topical Dry Eye Treatments. In: Sullivan, D.A., Stern, M.E., Tsubota, K., Dartt, D.A., Sullivan, R.M., Bromberg, B.B. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 506. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_175
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