Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the severity and quality of ocular pain
complaints in patients with dry eye symptoms. Methods: Subjects with clinically relevant dry …

Objective Studies of patients with non-ocular pain suggest that it is therapeutically useful to
identify those with features of neuropathic pain. No data is available, however, on whether …

Purpose Pain is a frequently reported symptom in dry eye disease (DED). We examine the
factors associated with ocular pain severity and patient-reported improvement in ocular pain …

Purpose To investigate clinical characteristics of dry eye disease (DED) patients with a
chronic pain syndrome. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Four hundred twenty-five …

Dry eye has gained recognition as a public health problem given its prevalence, morbidity,
and cost implications. Dry eye can have a variety of symptoms including blurred vision …

Purpose To quantify the severity of ocular pain in patients with dry eye disease (DED) and
evaluate factors associated with pain severity. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Eighty …

Dry eye is a common, multifactorial disease currently diagnosed by a combination of
symptoms and signs. Its epidemiology and clinical presentation have many similarities with …

Recent data suggest that corneal somatosensory dysfunction may be the underlying cause
of severe dry eye symptoms in the absence of ocular surface pathology seen in a subset of …

Importance Dry eye disease (DED) is common, but little is known about factors contributing
to symptoms of dry eye, given the poor correlation between these symptoms and objective …

Importance Somatosensory dysfunction likely underlies dry eye (DE) symptoms in many
individuals yet remains an understudied component of the disease. Its presence has …