What is it about?
The tear film lipid layer composed of a complex mixture of up to 7 classes of lipids.
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Why is it important?
The type of lipids (molecular properties: length, saturation, polarity) have a bearing on the tear stability and surface tension of the lipid layer.
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This page is a summary of: AB013. Tear lipidome and its implications, Annals of Eye Science, May 2017, AME Publishing Company,
DOI: 10.21037/aes.2017.ab013.
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