Association between symptoms and signs of dry eye with Sjgren syndrome / 眼科
Ophthalmology in China
;
(6)1993.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-567645
ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the characteristics of ocular symptoms of Sjgren syndrome and to examine the relation between signs and symptoms.Design Prospective case series.Participants 36 patients with Sjgren syndrome diagnosed by rheumatisms.Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate 4 symptoms of patients including dryness,grittiness,soreness or irritation,burning or watering.A series of clinic tests were completed as followsbreak-up time,fluorescein corneal staining,lissamine green conjunctival staining,Schirmer I test.The positive rate of such symptoms was calculated.The consistency of the symptoms and signs were compared.Main Outcome Measures Break-up time,fluorescein corneal staining,lissamine green conjunctival staining,Schirmer I test.Results Patients with Sjgren syndrome were marked by ocular symptoms.There were efficient statistically significant correlations between grittiness and fluorescein corneal staining,lissamine green conjunctival staining,break-up time(P
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Chinese
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Ophthalmology in China
Year:
1993
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