Diabetes mellitus is associated with dry eye syndrome: a meta-analysis

• Published in: International ophthalmology Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 2611 - 2620
• Main Authors: Yoo, Tae Keun, Oh, Ein
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Control methods; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Dry Eye Syndromes - diagnosis; Dry Eye Syndromes - epidemiology; Dry Eye Syndromes - etiology; Eye; Global Health; Health risks; Heterogeneity; Humans; Incidence; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-analysis; Observational studies; Ophthalmology; Original Paper; Risk; Risk Factors; Tears; Observational study; Dry eye; Diabetes mellitus; Meta-analysis

Background Dry eye is the most common eye disorder of tears and ocular surface. However, the extent to which diabetes mellitus may confer risk of dry eye remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis that synthesizes the association between diabetes mellitus and dry eye. Me...