Peculiarities of local immunity in dry eye disease on the background of hormonal dysfunction.

Objective: Aim: to determine the state of local immunity in DED on the background of hormonal dysfunction.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Of 32 women, 17 patients with diagnosed SM and 15 women of the control group were examined. The Ocular Surface Disease Index and the state of local immunity were defined by determining Ig As in lacrimal fluid (LF) by radial immunodiffusion in Mancini agar.