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Understanding symptoms and quality of life in patients with dry eye syndrome
- Source :
- The Ocular Surface, The Ocular Surface, Elsevier, 2016, The Ocular Surface, 2016, The ocular surface, The ocular surface, 2016
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2016.
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Abstract
- International audience; Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common reasons for patients (particularly those over the age of 50) to seek ophthalmic care. There is a wide array of causes for DED that can induce an alteration of the ocular surface system and determine the chronicity of the disease, including low blink rates (eg, computer use), systemic and topical drugs, autoimmune diseases, contact lens wear, and cataract and refractive surgery. Patients with dry eye experience numerous symptoms that can reduce their productivity and overall quality of life. This article presents the results of a roundtable focused on patients' symptoms. The goal was to better understand more exactly the symptoms reported by patients, the possible effects on visual function, the consequences on the quality of life, and the methodologies that can be used to measure and monitor symptoms in clinical practice and in clinical studies. The discrepancies between clinical signs and symptoms reported in some cases are considered in the context of the ocular surface system.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Contact Lenses
medicine.medical_treatment
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Context (language use)
Disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Refractive surgery
visual function
Humans
Medicine
In patient
Intensive care medicine
therapy
ocular surface
Blinking
[ SDV ] Life Sciences [q-bio]
business.industry
questionnaires
dry eye disease
3. Good health
[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]
Contact lens
Ophthalmology
quality of life
Visual function
inflammation
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Physical therapy
symptoms
Dry Eye Syndromes
business
Ocular surface
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19375913
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Ocular Surface, The Ocular Surface, Elsevier, 2016, The Ocular Surface, 2016, The ocular surface, The ocular surface, 2016
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....71f74fb92ea6ed51ed9b62aee45f2af4