| Literature DB >> 16448840 |
Robin L Chalmers1, Carolyn G Begley.
Abstract
Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ) and Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire (CLDEQ) from unselected eye care patients (including current, former and non-contact lens wearers) were analyzed to contrast dryness symptoms among patients with and without contact lenses. Contact lens wearers reported a higher incidence of intense symptoms, especially late in the day (12.7% AM versus 41.1% PM, p < 0.0001), that diminished when they removed lenses (p = 0.0001). Dryness intensity was not correlated with gender and was inversely correlated with age among contact lens wearers, differing significantly from the pattern among non-lens wearers. Contact lens related dryness differs from dry eye among non-lens wearers.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16448840 DOI： 10.1016/j.clae.2005.12.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cont Lens Anterior Eye ISSN： 1367-0484 Impact factor: 3.077