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LASIK and dry eye

Ophthalmology, 2002
Abstract The following two letters address an article that appeared in the July 2001 issue of the Journal. Battat L, Macri A, Dursun D, Pflugfelder S. Effects of laser in situ keratomileusis on tear production, clearance, and the ocular surface (Ophthalmology 2001;108: 1230–5) .
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Dry Eye Syndromes

2007
Over the past 20 years it has become clear that dry eye syndrome (DES) or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a complex multifactorial disease characterized by an immune and inflammatory process that affects the lacrimal glands and ocular surface. In this paradigm, inflammation is seen as both the cause and consequence of conjunctival and corneal cell ...
Stefano, Barabino, M Reza, Dana
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Diagnosis of Dry Eye

Seminars in Ophthalmology, 2005
An accurate measurement of tear production is clinically important in the diagnosis and monitoring of dry eye conditions. Re-examination of the results of Schirmer test indicated that the rate of tear secretion decreased with advancing age. Fluorophotometry revealed that the tear turnover rate also decreased with age.
Hsaio-Fu, Wang   +2 more
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Clinical Trials in Dry Eye in Surgery for Dry Eye?

2008
To provide an overview of considerations in the design and performance of prospective clinical trials in the evaluation of new pharmaceutical and surgical treatments in dry eye disease (DED).A compilation and interpretation of experiences in the challenges and pitfalls of clinical trial design based on experiences documented in the peerreviewed ...
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Pharmacotherapy of dry eye

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2011
based on data from the largest studies of dry eye to date - the Women's Health Study (WHS) and the Physicians' Health Study (PHS) - and other studies, it has been estimated that about 3.23 million women and 1.68 million men, for a total of 4.91 million Americans aged ≥ 50 years, have dry eye. Tens of millions more have less severe symptoms and probably
Murat, Dogru, Kazuo, Tsubota
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Evaluation of Dry Eye

Survey of Ophthalmology, 2012
Dry eye is a common yet complex condition. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors can cause dysfunction of the lids, lacrimal glands, meibomian glands, ocular surface cells, or neural network. These problems would ultimately be expressed at the tear film-ocular surface interface.
Samantha, McGinnigle   +2 more
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The Treatment of Dry Eye

Survey of Ophthalmology, 2001
The most widely used therapy for dry eye disease is tear replacement by topical artificial tears. Punctal occlusion to prevent the drainage of natural or artificial tears is the most common non-pharmacological treatment. These and other traditional therapies for dry eye disease are only palliative, however, as they replace or conserve the tears without
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Dry Eye and Closed Eye Tears

Cornea, 2000
To establish accurate measurement of tear production in the diagnosis and monitoring of dry eye.Reexamination of the Schirmer test indicated that the rate of tear secretion decreases with advancing age. We measured the noninvasive tear film break-up time (NIBUT) in normal and dry eye patients with our original apparatus.
M, Fukuda, H F, Wang
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Dry eye disease, dry eye symptoms and depression: the Beijing Eye Study

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013
To investigate the association between dry eye symptoms and depression in an adult population.In this population-based cross-sectional study, a random sample of 1957 subjects from the Beijing Eye Study was examined for dry eye disease (DED) in 2006.
Antoine, Labbé   +5 more
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