The human precorneal tear film (PCTF) is a special body fluid, since it is a complex mixture of proteins, lipids small bioactive molecules and their concentrations and relative distribution represent not only the metabolic ...

Background There is an unstable balance between pro- and anti-haemostatic processes in patients with cirrhosis. We hypothesized, that in patients with acute decompensation (AD) the major alterations of von Willebrand factor ...

Although serious ocular manifestations of systemicsclerosis (SSc) have been described, tear analysis ofpatients with SSc has not been performed in previousstudies. Our aim was to measure a wide panel of cytokinesand ...