Evaluation of point-of-care test for elevated tear matrix metalloproteinase 9 in post-LASIK dry eyes.
Tommy Chung Yan ChanCong YeKwok Ping ChanKai On ChuVishal JhanjiPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2015)
Only half of post-LASIK dry eyes were found to have significant inflammation associated with elevated MMP-9. The OSDI is useful to non-specifically identify patients with symptomatic dry eye while the InflammaDry determined which patients with dry eye were associated with significant inflammation that may guide therapeutic management decisions.