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Dry eye symptoms may be correlated to non-ocular conditions
Dry eye symptoms may be more closely correlated to non-ocular conditions than tear film status, according to a study.The cross-sectional study evaluated 136 patients at the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic to assess dry eye symptoms, non-ocular conditions and tear film parameters. Non-ocular conditions consisted of self-reported non-ocular pain, depression and PTSD, while tear film parameters consisted of osmolarity, tear breakup time, corneal staining, Schirmer’s test, eyelid vascularity and meibum quality.