Prevalence of and risk factors for symptomatic dry eye disease in Singapore

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-53

  Tan, Li Li ^a   Morgan, Philip ^b   Cai, Zhi Qiang ^a   Straughan, Robert A ^a  

^a SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry eye disease; McMonnies dry eye questionnaire; Prevalence; Risk factors; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919953726     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12210     Document Type: Article

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