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Kip Hoe Poon,1 Sharon Yeo,1 Louis Tong1–4 1Singapore Eye Research institute, Singapore; 2Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; 3Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore; 4Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore Objective: Dry eye is a prevalent condition with significant socioeconomic burden. This study evaluates the extent and reasons for loss to follow-up (LTF) in a dedicated dry eye clinic. LTF refers to patient who discontinued visits for >2 years.Method: The proportion of patients LTF and the demographics in a cohort of dry eye patients (2006 to 2010) were determined. A telephone survey was prospectively conducted for patients who were LTF.Results: Of 505 patients, 240 (47.5%) were LTF. Associated demographic factors for LTF were male sex, non-Chinese ethnicity, and age group |
