| Autor: |
Elham Tanbakouee, Mohammad Ghoreishi, Mohammad Aghazadeh-Amiri, Mehdi Tabatabaee, Mohadeseh Mohammadinia |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Current Ophthalmology, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 176-180 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2452-2325 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.joco.2016.06.002 |
| Popis: |
Purpose: To compare dry eye signs and symptoms between patients with preoperative low and normal Schirmer test after Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Methods: In this prospective, nonrandomized, comparative case series, 76 eyes of 76 patients were preoperatively categorized into two groups according to selected criteria for characterization of tear film status: the low Schirmer test value (STV) group and the normal STV group. For the tear function assessment, we performed a Schirmer test with and without anesthesia, tear break-up time (TBUT) test, and measurement dry eye symptoms using the Farsi translation of Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire pre- and 3 months post-operation. Results: Postoperatively, the Schirmer and TBUT values were significantly lower in both groups than preoperatively (all p |
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