Browsing Harvard Medical School by Author "Uchino, Miki"
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wu, Juan; Uchino, Miki; Sastry, Srinivas M.; Schaumberg, Debra A. (Public Library of Science, 2014)Importance Research has indicated some shared pathogenic mechanisms between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, results from prior epidemiologic studies have been inconsistent ... -
Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Tear Function and Correlation between Conjunctival Goblet Cells and Tear MUC5AC Concentration in Office Workers
Uchino, Yuichi; Uchino, Miki; Yokoi, Norihiko; Dogru, Murat; Kawashima, Motoko; Komuro, Aoi; Sonomura, Yukiko; Kato, Hiroaki; Argüeso, Pablo; Kinoshita, Shigeru; Tsubota, Kazuo (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)The first aim of this study was to clarify whether cigarette smoking affects tear secretion, goblet cell density, and tear MUC5AC concentration. The second purpose was to evaluate the correlations of conjunctival goblet ... -
Patient Reported Differences in Dry Eye Disease between Men and Women: Impact, Management, and Patient Satisfaction
Schaumberg, Debra A.; Uchino, Miki; Christen, William G.; Semba, Richard D.; Buring, Julie E.; Li, Jim Z. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Purpose Dry eye disease affects women twice as often as men, but there is little information on whether dry eye treatments, treatment satisfaction, or the impact of dry eye disease on patients’ lives and vision might differ ...