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Institute scientist Dr Peter Bex and colleagues are the authors of Journal of Vision's top ten most downloaded papers of 2009

Research

Sex and sex steroid hormones are critical factors in the regulation of ocular surface tissues, as well as in the pathogenesis of dry eye syndromes...

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Question: I have read that many soldiers have LASIK surgery (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) on their eyes before going to combat zones in the middle east, and that some develop severe dry eye syndrome after they are deployed. Is there something that can prevent the complications for these servicemen and women?

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Symposia on Macular Degeneration and Other Blinding Eye Diseases