Artificial tears to treat dry eye syndrome

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چکیده

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is caused by insufficient tear discharge, abnormal composition, or excessive evaporation of the film. It a source anxiety and discomfort. Treatment DES long-lasting often unsatisfactory. Various treatment regimens are recommended based on application tear-imitating liquids produced pharmaceutical industry. The use products approved for clinical can however be limited allergic reactions some patients. In such cases it to artificial autologous serum tears. patients, blood collection impeded tears cannot processed. Other ways obtaining from material human origin therefore sought. Allogeneic preparations donors becoming more common. There ongoing research into with different techniques other than serum, namely platelet lysate umbilical cord blood. Poland, there no legal regulations regarding preparation Institute Hematology Transfusion Medicine in Warsaw has been preparing over 40 years. Since 2019, explored possibility using allogeneic preparations. Finding optimal options patients unable medicinal products, whom ineffective, huge challenge worldwide. Efforts should directed at developing most uniform methods quality standards each type preparation. growing number publications subject shows necessity satisfying this need.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Acta haematologica Polonica

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['0001-5814', '2300-7117']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5603/ahp.2021.0077