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. 2025 Sep 10;26(18):8824. doi: 10.3390/ijms26188824
AS-OCT Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
BAFF B-cell Activating Factor
CD Cluster of Differentiation
DED Dry Eye Disease
DEQ Dry Eye Questionnaire
HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IFN-I Type I Interferon
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IVCM In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
KCS Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
MGD Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
MMP-9 Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
MSC Mesenchymal Stem Cell
NSAID Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
OSDI Ocular Surface Disease Index
PRP Platelet-Rich Plasma
SD Sjögren’s Disease
sIgA Secretory Immunoglobulin A
SSA/Ro Sjögren Syndrome Antigen A (Ro)
SSB/La Sjögren Syndrome Antigen B (La)
SS Sjögren’s Syndrome
TBUT Tear Break-Up Time
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor-beta
TFOS DEWS II Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop II
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha