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Prevalence of dry eye in University Malaya Medical Centre.
Two hundred outpatients (115 females and 85 males) attending the University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) eye clinic, aged 20 years and above and without any ocular surface disorder were recruited for this study. Their tear film status was determined subjectively by their symptoms and quantitatively by the cotton thread test, Schirmer's test, marginal tear film meniscus assessment, fluorescein c...
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Just as the name suggests, this condition makes the eyes feel dry, scratchy, and gritty. Other symptoms include burning, stinging, itching, pain, sensitivity to light, redness, blurry vision, and the feeling that there is a speck of dirt in the eye. There may also be a stringy discharge from the eyes. And though it may seem strange, dry eye can cause the eyes to water. "This can happen because ...
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PURPOSE To determine the most effective objective tests, applied singly or in combination in the diagnosis of dry eye disease. METHODS Two groups of subjects--41 with dry eye and 32 with no ocular surface disease--had symptoms, tear film quality, evaporation, tear turnover rate (TTR), volume and osmolarity, and meibomian gland dropout score assessed. RESULTS The subjects with dry eye had TT...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dry Eye Disease
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2561-9195
DOI: 10.22374/jded.v3i(sp1).31