Dry eye rate and its relationship with disease stage in patients with primary hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Vietnam

Autor: Tran Tat Thang, Pham Hong Phuong, Nguyen Sa Huynh, Nguyen Trung Kien, Nguyen Duy Toan, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Le Ha Khoa, Nguyen Huu Dung, Thai Doan Thang, Le Viet Thang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 653-658 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2222-3959
2227-4898
DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2024.04.07
Popis: AIM: To determine the dry eye (DE) rate and its relationship with disease stage in patients with primary hypertension. METHODS: A cross-sectional study included 432 patients with primary hypertension (with an equal number of patients in each group: 144 in stage I, II, and III hypertension) and 144 healthy subjects as a control group. The Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and Schirmer I test without anesthetics were conducted on all 576 subjects. Subjects with OSDI scores
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