Dry Eye Assessment
Dry Eye Disease is one the most common eye diseases worldwide.
Dry Eye Symptoms include:
- Dryness
- Grittiness
- Foreign body sensation
- Red eyes
- Sore eyes
- Photophobic
- Tearing
- Discharge
- Swelling and heavy eyelids
- Transient blurred vision
Dry Eye Examination includes assessments of:
- Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) Questionnaire
- Tears meniscus height
- Tears volume
- Tears break up time
- Fluorescein / Lissamine Green staining of cornea and conjunctiva
- Meibomian gland function / dysfunction
- Ocular surface cell damage
- Tears lipid quality
- Tears pH-values
