ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Alterations in the Crystallization Pattern of Tear Fluid Induced by Increases in the Body Mass Index.
Cosmin Victor Ganea, Corina Georgiana Bogdanici, Nicoleta Anton, Calina Anda Sandu, Ioana Madalina Bilha, Anisia Iuliana Alexa, Vlad Constantin Donica, Irina Andreea Pavel, Roxana Elena Ciuntu, Camelia Margareta Bogdanici
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Cosmin Victor GaneaDoctoral School, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0009-0000-5275-1795 Corina Georgiana BogdaniciDoctoral School, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0009-0001-2510-7037 Nicoleta AntonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4987-5049 Calina Anda SanduDoctoral School, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0516-9262 Ioana Madalina BilhaDoctoral School, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0009-0002-3714-0974 Anisia Iuliana AlexaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4226-3779 Vlad Constantin DonicaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8814-3932 Irina Andreea PavelDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1116-1585 Roxana Elena CiuntuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Camelia Margareta BogdaniciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9542-7714 Funding
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
(1) Purpose: The study investigated the correlation between variations in body mass index (BMI) and tear crystallization class according to the Masmali classification. Moreover, it examined the potential diagnostic value of a patterning test within the population affected by obesity. (2) Methods: A total of 61 patients were investigated, with ages ranging from 25 to 72 years (median age [interquartile range] = 39.0 [26] years). BMI values ranged from 19.1 to 47.5 kg/m
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body mass indexdiagnostic patterning testsdry eyeobesitytear ferning test
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