Short-Term Therapeutic Effects of Topical Corticosteroids on Refractory Dry Eye Disease: Clinical Usefulness of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Testing as a Response Prediction Marker.

Kyung Jae RyuSeunghoon KimMee Kum KimHae Jung PaikDong Hyun Kim

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)

Short-term topical corticosteroids had excellent therapeutic effects in patients with refractory DED or acute DED flares, irrespective of the tear MMP-9 level. Tear MMP-9 positivity may serve as a reliable response predictor of topical corticosteroids treatment in DED.

Keyphrases

wound healing
liver failure
cell migration
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
aortic dissection
mechanical ventilation