Shed Tears for Diagnostics

By Anjali Prashar

Book Overview

Chapter 1.1. Introduction.- Chapter 1.2. Tear function and advantage over body fluids.- Chapter 1.3. Tear film.- Chapter 1.4. Painkiller: The Non-invasive approach.- Chapter 2.1. Crying on the spot: Collection methods.- Chapter 2.2. Schirmer tear strips.- Chapter 2.3. Capillary tube.- Chapter 2.4. Ophthalmic sponges.- Chapter 2.5. Cellulose rods.- Chapter 2.6. Porous polyester rods.- Chapter 2.7. Phenol red thread test.- Chapter 2.8. Bright light exposure.- Chapter 2.9. Micropipette aspiration.- Chapter 2.10. Instillation of saline.- Chapter 2.11. Onion Vapors.- Chapter 2.12. Tear gas. - Chapter 2.13. Tear collection for cytology.- Chapter 3.1. Tear cocktail: Composition of tears.- Chapter 3.2. Water.- Chapter 3.3. Lipids.- Chapter 3.4. Glucose.- Chapter 3.5. Proteins as biomarkers.- Chapter 3.5.1. Cystatin.- Chapter 3.5.2. Galectin-3.- Chapter 3.5.3. Lysozyme.- Chapter 3.5.4. Lactoferrin.- Chapter 3.5.5. Matrix metalloproteinases.- Chapter 3.5.6. Gross cystic disease fluid protein-15.- Chapter 3.5.7. Lachrymal proline-rich 4 protein.- Chapter 3.5.8. Lacritin.- Chapter 3.5.9. Lipocalin.- Chapter 3.5.10. Lacryglobin.- Chapter 3.5.11. Lipophilin.- Chapter 3.5.12. Fibronectin.- Chapter 3.5.13. Phospholipase.- Chapter 3.5.14. Alpha 1-antichymotrypsin.- Chapter 3.5.15. Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein 1.- Chapter 3.5.16. Serum albumin.- Chapter 3.5.17. Mucins.- Chapter 3.5.18. Defensins.- Chapter 3.5.19. Collectins.- Chapter 3.5.20. Retinal dehydrogenase.- Chapter 3.5.21. Surfactant proteins.- Chapter 3.5.22. Thymosin-β.- Chapter 3.5.23. Immunoglobulins.- Chapter 3.5.24. Cytokines.- Chapter 3.6. Vitamins.- Chapter 3.7. Hormones.- Chapter 3.8. MicroRNAs.- Chapter 3.9. Electrolytes and pH.- Chapter 3.10. Extracellular vesicles.- Chapter 3.11. Water soluble antioxidants.- Chapter 3.12. Antimicrobial compounds.- Chapter 3.13. Cellular components of blood.- Chapter 3.14. Histamine.- Chapter 4. Tear profile of contact lens users.- Chapter 5.1. Tear off the disease.- Chapter 5.2. Eye diseases.- Chapter 5.2.1. Blepharitis.- Chapter 5.2.2. Conjunctivochalasis, conjunctivitis, ocular allergies.- Chapter 5.2.3. Dry eye disease.- Chapter 5.2.4. Keratoconus.- Chapter 5.2.5. Acanthamoeba keratitis.- Chapter 5.2.6. Meibomian gland dysfunction.- Chapter 5.2.7. Sjogren's syndrome.- Chapter 5.3.1. Cancer.- Chapter 5.3.1.1. Breast cancer.- Chapter 5.3.1.2. Choroidal melanoma.- Chapter 5.3.2. Diabetes.- Chapter 5.3.3. Parkinsons.- Chapter 5.3.4. Alzheimer's disease.- Chapter 5.3.5. Myotonic muscular dystrophy.- Chapter 5.3.6. Leprosy.- Chapter 5.3.7. Multiple sclerosis.- Chapter 5.3.8. Hepatitis C.- Chapter 5.3.9. AIDS.- Chapter 6. Cry baby: Tear profile of infants.- Chapter 7. Menstrual, menopausal, postmenopausal tears.- Chapter 8.1. Factors affecting tear health.- Chapter 8.2. Cigarette smoking.- Chapter 8.3. Drinking.- Chapter 8.4. Diet.- Chapter 8.5. Sleep.- Chapter 8.6. Nutraceuticals.- Chapter 8.7. Circadian and diurnal.- Chapter 8.8. Tear film stability.- Chapter 8.9. Surgery.- Chapter 8.10. Gender.- Chapter 8.11. Medicinal and addictive drugs.- Chapter 9. Crocodile tears: Artificial tears.- Chapter 10. Proposed diagnostic comprehensive tear panels.- Chapter 11. News.- Chapter 12. Microfluidics in tear analysis.- Chapter 13. Bibliography

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811371717
• ISBN13: 9789811371714
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"