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The correct diagnosis of ocular surface diseases can be difficult because of the overlapping of different specific and nonspecific reactions to the starting event. Direct evaluation of ocular surface conditions, such as the health of epithelial or goblet cells, can be of help in speeding-up the diagnosis of these diseases1,2. Moreover adequate knowledge of epithelial conditions is useful for monitoring the evolution of the disease and to verify the efficacy or the possible toxicity of the therapeutic regimen3–5..
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Rolando, M., Brezzo, V., Calabria, G. (1994). Ocular Surface Changes Induced by Repeated Impression Cytology. In: Sullivan, D.A. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 350. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2417-5_42
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