Secondary dry eye disease in breast cancer patients: a pilot study
Antiestrogen therapy in HR + breast cancer patients induces progressive ocular surface dysfunction, driven by chronic inflammation and epithelial damage. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing ocular symptoms in this population and support further studies evaluating the role of routine ophthalmologic monitoring in survivorship care.
Authors
- Enrica Fornaro
- Graziana Esposito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-197X)
- Alessandra Micera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-6071)
- Marco Coassin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-0425)
- Antonella Grasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3328-3644)
- Vittorio Altomare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-4129)
- Alessandro Ferraro
- Antonino Salerno
- Antonio Di Zazzo
Institutions
- Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
- Fondazione G.B. Bietti (IT)
- Campus Bio Medico University Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Breast
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2025.104677
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00