Evaluation of dry eye findings in patients with vitiligo

Evaluation of dry eye findings in patients with vitiligo

To evaluate the association of dry eye and vitiligo diseases with objective parameters and a questionnaire. The study was conducted in 30 vitiligo patients and 31 patients with non-complicated refractory complaints. All the patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examinations including fluorescei...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2015, Vol.31 (3), p.587-591
Hauptverfasser: Dogan, Aysun Sanal, Atacan, Damla, Durmazlar, Selda Pelin Kartal, Acar, Mutlu, Gurdal, Canan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Care and treatment
Eye diseases
Medical research
Original
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:To evaluate the association of dry eye and vitiligo diseases with objective parameters and a questionnaire. The study was conducted in 30 vitiligo patients and 31 patients with non-complicated refractory complaints. All the patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examinations including fluorescein break-up time (FBU), corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) and Schirmer test-I. The dry eye status was evaluated by means of Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). The groups were similar regarding the age and gender distribution. The vitiligo group had higher OSDI scores (26.1±15.9 vs 14.7±5.4, t-test, p
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.313.6926