Characteristics of Tear Film in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients as Measured by a Novel Tear Film Imager: A Pilot Study
Annette M. Goulak, Sophie Z. Gu, Andres Serrano, Teja M. Kapoor, Gal Antman, Sharon P. Keh, Stephen L. Trokel, Leejee H. Suh · 2026
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Goulak and seven co-authors piloted a new tear film imager in patients with Sjögren's syndrome in twenty twenty-six. Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune condition that dries the eyes and mouth. The device measures the tear film, the thin coating protecting the eye surface, in fine detail.
The study compared fifteen patients, all with confirmed syndrome and dry eye disease, against fifteen matched healthy controls. Most tear measures did not differ between groups. One did: the lipid layer, the oily top coat of the tear film, was far less uniform in patients. Sixty percent of patients qualified for lipid-related dry eye, versus twenty percent of controls. Some imager values tracked standard test scores and symptom severity. The authors call for larger studies and lipid-targeted treatments.
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| CREATOR | Annette M. Goulak, Sophie Z. Gu, Andres Serrano, Teja M. Kapoor, Gal Antman, Sharon P. Keh, Stephen L. Trokel, Leejee H. Suh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |