Tear Film Cytokine Profile of Patients With the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1: Comparing Patients With and Without Glaucoma.
Geoffrion Dominique, Robert Marie-Claude, Di Polo Adriana, Koenekoop Robert K, Agoumi Younes, Harissi-Dagher Mona
Tear cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, FGF-basic, IFN-γ) are elevated in Boston KPro patients with glaucoma, correlating with glaucoma severity. This suggests ocular surface inflammation may reflect KPro glaucoma pathogenesis.