Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease Among Individuals Scheduled for Cataract Surgery in a Norwegian Cataract Clinic

To determine the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in patients scheduled for cataract surgery in a Norwegian eye clinic. 218 patients scheduled for cataract surgery were examined for DED in one randomly selected eye and questioned regarding symptoms and risk factors. Patients were diagnosed with D...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2023-01, Vol.17, p.1233-1243
Hauptverfasser:	Graae Jensen, Per, Gundersen, Morten, Nilsen, Christian, Gundersen, Kjell Gunnar, Potvin, Rick, Gazerani, Parisa, Chen, Xiangjun, Utheim, Tor P, Utheim, Øygunn A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Cataract cataract surgery corneal fluorescein staining dry eye disease Health aspects meibomian gland dysfunction non-invasive keratograph tear break up time (nikbut) ocular surface Original Research osmolarity Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) in patients scheduled for cataract surgery in a Norwegian eye clinic. 218 patients scheduled for cataract surgery were examined for DED in one randomly selected eye and questioned regarding symptoms and risk factors. Patients were diagnosed with DED if they fulfilled the DEWS II criteria with symptom score >12/100 with Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, and the presence of any of the three signs: tear osmolarity >307 mOsm/L in either eye or a difference in osmolarity between the two eyes of >8 mOsm/L, corneal fluorescein staining (CSF) ≥ grade 2 and non-invasive tear film breakup time (NIKBUT) of
ISSN:	1177-5467 1177-5483 1177-5483
DOI:	10.2147/OPTH.S407805