Evidence of Pepsin-Related Ocular Surface Damage and Dry Eye (PROD Syndrome) in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

Evidence of Pepsin-Related Ocular Surface Damage and Dry Eye (PROD Syndrome) in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

Background: patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) showed detectable levels of tear pepsin that explain the nasolacrimal obstruction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with LPR show ocular surface changes and to investigate the relationship between lacrimal pepsin con...

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Main Authors: Rocco Plateroti, Marta Sacchetti, Giuseppe Magliulo, Andrea Maria Plateroti, Annalisa Pace, Antonietta Moramarco, Alessandro Lambiase, Alice Bruscolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
laryngopharyngeal reflux
ocular surface
ocular discomfort symptoms
dry eye
lacrimal pepsin levels
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/9/202

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