Global practices of tear fluid collection, storage, and molecular analysis – A questionnaire by the Tear Research Network
This survey provides a global overview of tear fluid biomarker research practices, highlighting substantial variability in methodologies and a pressing need for standardised protocols. Addressing these inconsistencies through international guidelines could enhance reproducibility, facilitate global collaboration, and accelerate the clinical translation of tear fluid biomarkers.
Authors
- Nikolay Boychev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-0835)
- Swaminathan Sethu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-2554)
- Romy Op de Laak
Institutions
- Universidad de Valladolid (ES)
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Institut de la Vision (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts (FR)
- AbbVie (United States) (US)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Doheny Eye Institute (US)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (ES)
- Narayana Nethralaya (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102388
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.03