Purpose To validate the Ocular Pain Assessment Survey (OPAS), specifically designed to
measure ocular pain and quality of life for use by eye care practitioners and researchers …

Purpose To evaluate the quality of life (QoL), mental health conditions and corneal
morphology in neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) subjects without a significant ocular surface …

Objective This paper reviews ocular pain with the main focus on ocular surface discomfort
and dry eye pain. Anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, assessment, and treatment are …

Purpose To evaluate associations between sensations of ocular itch and dry eye (DE)
symptoms, including ocular pain, and DE signs. Methods A cross-sectional study of 324 …

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 …

Despite being a common presenting symptom to eye-care clinics, many ophthalmologists
have difficulty diagnosing and managing ocular surface pain. The purpose of this review is …

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 …

Throughout the body, damage to peripheral nerves normally involved in nociception may
produce a constellation of symptoms—including irritation, itchiness and pain. The …

Purpose To utilize the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire (PSQ) to assess the influence of pain
sensitivity on perceptions of ocular discomfort and dryness. Methods Subjects completed a …

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 …