Impact of Smoking on the Ocular Surface, Tear Function, and Tear Osmolarity

AKTAŞ S., TETİKOĞLU M., KOÇAK A. , KOCACAN M., AKTAŞ H., SAĞDIK H. M. , ...More

CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, vol.42, no.12, pp.1585-1589, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02713683.2017.1362005
  • Title of Journal : CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Page Numbers: pp.1585-1589
  • Keywords: Dry eye disease, goblet cells, Schirmer 1 test, smoking, tear osmolarity, DRY EYE DISEASE, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, RISK-FACTORS, CORNEAL, HEALTH, HYPEROSMOLARITY, PREVALENCE, FILM

Abstract

Purpose: This study evaluated the effects of cigarette smoking on the ocular surface, tear function, and tear osmolarity.