The Reliability and Validity of McMonnies Dry Eye Index

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-371

  Nichols, Kelly K ^a   Nichols, Jason J ^a   Mitchell, G Lynn ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Questionnaire; Reliability; Survey; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRY EYE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCMONNIES DRY EYE INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2142770355     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200405000-00010     Document Type: Article

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