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 …

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 …

Objective. Dry eye is a multi-factorial disorder that manifests with painful ocular symptoms
and visual disturbances, which can only be partly attributed to tear dysfunction. This disorder …

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 …

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 …

Dry eye syndromes can involve both nociceptive and neuropathic symptoms. Nociceptive
symptoms are the normal physiological responses to noxious stimuli. Neuropathic symptoms …

As the biological alarm of impending or actual tissue damage, pain is essential for our
survival. However, when it is initiated and/or sustained by dysfunctional elements in the …

Recent data show that dry eye (DE) susceptibility and other chronic pain syndromes (CPS)
such as chronic widespread pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and pelvic pain, might share …

Ocular surface pain is a frequent cause of visits to an eye care provider and has a
substantial impact on healthcare cost, yet a complete understanding of its causative factors …

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 …