Incidence of Dry Eye in an Older Population
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- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 122 (3) , 369-373
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.122.3.369
Abstract
Dry eye syndrome is a common source of great discomfort in the elderlypopulation, and it can seriously affect quality of life.1-3 Itsmanagement can be a frustrating experience for patients and their eye careproviders. It has been shown to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis andother autoimmune diseases.4 Several studieshave reported on the prevalence of dry eye and have examined these and otherrisk factors.5-10 However,because these studies are cross-sectional, they can demonstrate only thata factor is associated with dry eye and not whether the factor precedes thedry eye. This is important because people with dry eye may modify certainbehaviors, such as diet and drug use, in response to the condition.Keywords
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