Primary Sjogren's syndrome and keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Subtitle: diagnostic methods, frequency and social disease aspects
By: Kirsten Birgitte Bjerrum
Contributors: Københavns universitet
Series: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica -- 78
Publisher: Munksgaard
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Sjogren's syndrome; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Tears
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--Københavns universitet, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Aims of studies; title: Study design and study populations; title: Part. A. An interview study of primary; title: SS patients; title: Part B. A comparative study of primary; title: SS, CTD patients and controls; title: Part C. A population study of persons of 30-60 years from Copenhagen; title: Dry eye symptoms in patients and normals; title: Dry eye tests; title: Tear film break-up time (BUT); title: Schirmer-1 test(S1T); title: Rose bengal score (RBS); title: Lactoplate test; title: Conjunctival imprints; title: Measurements of the lipid layer thickness; title: Measurements of corneal sensitivity; title: Comparison of the Copenhagen criteria and the European criteria for primary-SS; title: Social disease aspects in connection with primary; title: SS; title: Tear fluid analysis; title: Development of a new method for tear analysis in dry eye; title: The ratio of albumin to lactoferrin in tear fluid as a diagnostic tool; title: The use of lectins in studying tear film composition; title: Conclusions; title: Danish summary; title: References.