Observational studyJapanese journal of ophthalmology2021
A multicenter cross-sectional survey of dry eye clinical characteristics and practice patterns in Korea: the DECS-K study.
Observational study in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Efficacy of a 0.05% cyclosporine a topical nanoemulsion in dry eyes with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- From Sjögren syndrome to Sjögren disease: rethinking classification and diagnostic complexity.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of temporal tear meniscus height on the tear osmolarity measurements.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Real-world practice patterns for dry eye diagnosis: a multicenter observational study in Taiwan.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- New Korean Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2024Article
- Perceived Eye-Related Symptoms and Influencing Factors in Hospital Nurses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ocular surface microbiota in patients with varying degrees of dry eye severity.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Review on the possible pathophysiological mechanisms underlying visual display terminal-associated dry eye disease.Acta ophthalmologica · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the proportions of patients satisfying Korean dry eye guidelines and Asia Dry Eye Society (ADES) diagnostic criteria and to describe the clinical characteristics and practice patterns of dry eye patients in Korea. STUDY
designProspective observational study.
methodsThis study enrolled 160 patients, with 158 patients analyzed. ADES guidelines were applied to dry eye patients satisfying the Korean dry eye guidelines. Risk factors for dry eye (e.g. visual display terminal [VDT] use) were evaluated. Dry eye subtypes were categorized as aqueous-deficient or evaporative. Objective signs (e.g. corneal and keratoconjunctival staining scores, tear break-up time [TBUT], and Schirmer test) and symptoms (Dry Eye-Related Quality of Life Score [DEQS] and Ocular Surface Disease Index [OSDI] questionnaire) were evaluated. Treatment patterns were also recorded.
resultsPatients (mean age 43.1 years) were mainly women (85.4%), with a high proportion (77.2%) of VDT users. Concordance between Korean and ADES guidelines was high (94.3%), with most patients (94.3%) having tear film instability (TBUT ≤ 5 s). Evaporative dry eye occurred in 60.1% and aqueous-deficient in 39.9% of cases. Objective signs were significantly better in evaporative than in aqueous-deficient dry eye. The DEQS bothersome ocular symptoms' score was significantly higher in VDT users than in non-users. OSDI symptom severity and DEQS were significantly correlated (p < 0.001). The most common treatments were hyaluronic acid (33.5%) and diquafosol (15.2%), the latter used mainly for mild and evaporative dry eye.
conclusionThe study showed high concordance between Korean and ADES diagnostic guidelines, with most patients having tear film instability.
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