Barmada, Anis
Shippy, Scott A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
UIC Chemistry
UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Article History
Received: 5 October 2018
Revised: 30 October 2018
Accepted: 7 November 2018
First Online: 20 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Phenol red threads that were previously used for the collection of human tears for educational purposes were procured for this study. Institutional review determined this project did not meet the definition of human subject research. Informed consent was collected from human subjects. All experiments involving animals were conducted under a protocol reviewed and approved by the UIC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The animal experiments were performed in accordance with the ARVO Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.