Tear film hTERT and corneal nerve characteristics in dry eye disease.
Sultan AlotaibiEric B PapasRabia MobeenJerome OzkanStuti L MisraMaria MarkoulliPublished in: Clinical & experimental optometry (2024)
hTERT levels were elevated in participants with dry eye disease, and this was accompanied by increased nerve thickness in the inferior cornea. The hTERT response may reflect the stress induced to the ocular surface and corneal nerves due to having dry eye disease.