Impact of Dry Eye Syndrome on Vision-Related Quality of Life

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology Vol. 143; no. 3; pp. 409 - 415.e2
• Main Authors: Miljanović, Biljana, Dana, Reza, Sullivan, David A., Schaumberg, Debra A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2007; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular disease; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Disability Evaluation; Double-Blind Method; Dry Eye Syndromes - complications; Dry Eye Syndromes - physiopathology; Eyes & eyesight; Family income; Female; Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act 1996-US; Health Personnel; Health risk assessment; Humans; Hypertension; Medical sciences; Mens health; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Odds Ratio; Ophthalmology; Quality of Life; Sickness Impact Profile; Standard deviation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vision Disorders - etiology; Vision Disorders - physiopathology; Women's Health; Womens health; United States > US; Human; Dry eye syndrome; Eye disease; Ophthalmology; Vision; Quality of life

To evaluate the impact of dry eye syndrome (DES) on vision-associated quality of life. Cross-sectional study. We identified 450 participants in the Women’s Health Study (WHS) and 240 participants in the Physicians’ Health Study (PHS) and sent a supplementary questionnaire asking how much their every...