Identification of Contact Lens Wearers Predisposed to Contact Lens Discomfort

Methods and devices to identify contact lens wearers predisposed to contact lens discomfort are described. The methods and devices involve obtaining a tear film sample from a person and determining an amount of interleukin-17A present in the tear film sample.

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Hauptverfasser:	Downie, Laura Elizabeth, Jackson, David Charles, Keir, Nancy J, Maltseva, Inna, Vingrys, Algis Jonas
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY CONTACT LENSES INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING METALLURGY OPTICS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PHYSICS SPECTACLES SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and devices to identify contact lens wearers predisposed to contact lens discomfort are described. The methods and devices involve obtaining a tear film sample from a person and determining an amount of interleukin-17A present in the tear film sample.