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Neuropathic ocular pain in dry eye patients associated with non-ocular pain, mental health status
NEW ORLEANS — Neuropathic ocular pain correlated with non-ocular pain and low mental health scores in patients treated for dry eye syndrome, a speaker told colleagues here.“[Neuropathic ocular pain] symptoms may aid in identifying patients whose dry eye may indicate a broader pain syndrome. This may have repercussions on the health and well-being of patients with dry eye,” Ashley Marie Crane, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.