Prevalence of conjunctival shrinkage and its association with dry eye disease: Results from a population-based study in Spain

Cornea

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 442-447

  Viso, Eloy ^a   Rodríguez Ares, María T ^b,c   Bóveda, Francisco J ^a   Touriño, Rosario ^b   Gude, Francisco ^b  

^a Servicio de of Talmología Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^b University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Conjunctival shrinkage; Dry eye disease; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVAL SHRINKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; TEARS;

EID: 84897570796     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000091     Document Type: Article

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