A rapid and cost-effective method for monitoring proteins in tear-fluid is reported, which enables biomarker monitoring using contact lenses toward personalized mobile-health applications.
We report the quantification of lysozyme in tear fluid using contact lenses and a mobile-phone well-plate reader. We observed significantly lower lysozyme levels in human participants with dry eye disease compared to healthy controls.
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