Dry Eye Dry eye is a common, painful ocular disturbance that can result from systemic
inflammatory diseases, localized eye problems, or commonly used medications. Current …

Abstract “Dry air” is a major and abundant indoor air quality complaint in office-like
environments. The causality of perceived “dry air” and associated respiratory effects …

Purpose To report the prevalence of ocular surface dysfunction in patients presenting for
cataract surgery evaluation. Setting Duke University Eye Center and Weill Cornell …

Purpose: Persistent ocular surface pain occurs in moderate to severe dry eye disease (DE);
however, the mechanisms that underlie this symptom remain uncertain. The aim of this study …

To evaluate dry eye prevalence and investigate associated risk factors in Brazil by applying
a short questionnaire of symptoms and risk factors. A cross-sectional study of 3,107 …

Meibomian gland (MG) dysfunction is the leading cause of evaporative dry eye and it leads
to inflammation of the ocular surface. Eicosanoids may be involved in inflammation of dry …

Abstract Background International Task Force (ITF) guidelines established a grading
scheme to support treatment of dry eye disease based on clinical signs and symptoms. The …

Lipids secreted from the meibomian gland (meibum) form the superficial layer of the tear film
and prevent water evaporation from the ocular surface and infection. Here, we identified the …

Purpose To assess the effect of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) 2% to prevent dry
eye during phacoemulsification in senile and diabetic patients. Methods This prospective …

Purpose To evaluate the relationship between omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids
with dry eye disease (DED) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Design Cross …