"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
| Descriptor ID |
D013666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.882
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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Online Vs In-person Education: Evaluating the Potential Influence of Teaching Modality on Dry Eye Symptoms and Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 Oct 01; 47(10):565-572.
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SARS-CoV-2 on Ocular Surfaces in a Cohort of Patients With COVID-19 From the Lombardy Region, Italy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 09 01; 139(9):956-963.
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Identification of SARS-CoV-2 on the ocular surface in a cohort of COVID-19 patients from Brazil. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 12; 246(23):2495-2501.
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The importance of tears stability in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: COVID-19 prevalance in dry eye patients. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2021 Oct; 44(8):1115-1120.
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In response to the letter to the editor regarding SARS-CoV-2 Presence in the Saliva, Tears, and Cerumen of COVID-19 Patients. Laryngoscope. 2021 11; 131(11):E2819.
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In Reference to "SARS-CoV-2 presence in the saliva, tears and cerumen of COVID-19 patients". Laryngoscope. 2021 11; 131(11):E2820.
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Human tear fluid analysis for clinical applications: progress and prospects. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2021 08; 21(8):767-787.
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Eye protection in the emergency department: SARS-CoV-2 transmission through the ocular surface. Emergencias. 2021 06; 33(3):248.
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Comparative Evaluation of Tears and Nasopharyngeal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Dedicated Intensive Care Unit Patients. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19; 29(4):690-696.
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An Eye on COVID-19: A Meta-analysis of Positive Conjunctival Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction and SARS-CoV-2 Conjunctivitis Prevalence. Optom Vis Sci. 2021 05 01; 98(5):429-436.