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Factors Affecting Tear Health

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Abstract

If tears are collected in a glass tube and observed with the naked eye, what we see is just an uncomplicated clear liquid. It is difficult to digest the level of complexity these drops offer. Even more unconceivable is how these few drops in the ocean of a body are affected by factors that are often in our control and seldom beyond. This chapter discusses how tear chemistry is affected by age, diet, surgery, medication etc.

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