Open AccessAltered tear inflammatory profile in Indian keratoconus patients - The 2015 Col Rangachari Award paper
Author(s) -
Rohit Shetty,
Rashmi Deshmukh,
Arkasubhra Ghosh,
Swaminathan Sethu,
Chaitra Jayadev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_233_17
Subject(s) - medicine , keratoconus , ophthalmology , optometry , dermatology , cornea
Conventionally, keratoconus (KC) has been considered a noninflammatory corneal ectatic disorder. Recent evidence suggests a possible role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of KC. Hence, we analyzed the levels of inflammatory factors in the tear fluid of Indian KC patients.