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Tear film air-liquid interface

Molecular classification: Other

Overview

The tear film air-liquid interface is the outermost boundary of the multi-layered tear film that covers the ocular surface. The tear film consists of a superficial lipid layer (including polar and non-polar lipids from the meibomian glands) and a bulk aqueous/mucin layer from the lacrimal gland, with specialized mucins from goblet cells. The air-liquid interface at the surface of the tear film acts as a barrier between the tear film and the external environment, providing lubrication, optical clarity, and protection against evaporation, pathogens, and physical damage. Dysfunction of the tear film at this interface is involved in dry eye disease and ocular surface disorders, but the interface itself is not a molecular therapeutic target nor a single molecular entity.

Other names: Tear film interfaceOcular surface air-liquid boundaryTear film surface

Biological functions

Lubrication of the ocular surfaceProtection against microbial pathogensRetardation of tear evaporationMaintenance of tear film stability and optical qualityBarrier function between the ocular surface and environment

Disease associations

Dry eye disease (DED)/Dysfunctional tear syndrome; disturbance of this interface contributes to tear instability and corneal epithelial diseaseOcular surface disorders caused by increased evaporation, inflammation, or damage to the tear film

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