Abstract
In KCS, with the slit lamp, are often visible floating particles moving with blinks; such particles are usually termed tear film debris. This debris contains two components: mucus and cell debris/fragments.
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Tabery, H.M. (2012). The Mucus in the Preocular Tear Film. In: Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca and Filamentary Keratopathy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31028-7_1
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