Objectives: To evaluate DE as a comorbid condition in the US veteran population. Methods:
Retrospective review of veterans seen in the Veterans Administration Healthcare System …

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 …

Purpose: To assess the association of severity of ocular discomfort with measures of quality
of life among patients with moderate to severe dry eye disease (DED). Methods: This is a …

Purpose: Chronic ocular pain is poorly understood and difficult to manage. We developed a
murine model of corneal surface injury (CSI)–induced chronic ocular neuropathic pain. The …

CONTEXT: Clinical instruments are required for the assessment of neuropathic pain (NP).
OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to perform a complete psychometric …

Eight measures of neuropathic pain exist that have been designed to discriminate
neuropathic from non-neuropathic pain and detect treatment effects. The current paper …

Introduction: The mechanism (s) underlying the eye pain syndrome characterized by photo-
oculodynia and decreased tears (herein referred to as PODS) is unknown. Postulating a …

This study describes the development and validation of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom
Inventory (NPSI), a new self-questionnaire specifically designed to evaluate the different …

The influence of sensory symptoms on overall simple pain ratings in neuropathic pain is not
well understood. The goal of this study was to determine this relationship by using the …

Background Neuropathic pain results from a nerve lesion or nerve damage. Because it is a
subjective experience, patient-reported outcomes may measure both the symptoms and …