Association between symptoms and signs of dry eye among an elderly chinese population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study
Association between symptoms and signs of dry eye among an elderly chinese population in Taiwan: The Shihpai Eye Study
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DOI：
10.1167/iovs.04-0864
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Chou, P
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作者：
Lin, PY;Cheng, CY;Chou, P
目的.分析台湾台北地区中国老年人群干眼症症状和体征之间的相关性。参与者是石牌眼科研究的参与者，石牌眼科研究是台湾台北市石牌区老年人（≥ 65岁）眼病的一项基于人群的调查。在2045名随机选择的非机构化居民中，有1361人（66.6%）参加了这项研究。干眼症的症状进行了评估与采访者管理的问卷调查。评估干眼症体征，包括泪膜破裂时间、Schirmer试验结果、角膜荧光素染色评分和睑板腺功能障碍。分析症状与体征的相关性。在参与者中，33.7%（459/1361）有症状，定义为经常或一直报告一种或多种症状。一个Schirmer结果
PURPOSE. To analyze the association between dry-eye symptoms and signs in an elderly Chinese population in Taipei, Taiwan.METHODS. The participants were those of the Shihpai Eye Study, a population-based survey of eye diseases in the elderly ( >= 65 years) in Shihpai, Taipei, Taiwan. Of 2045 randomly selected noninstitutionalized residents, 1361 (66.6%) participated in the study. Dry-eye symptoms were evaluated with an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Dry-eye signs, including tear-film breakup time, Schirmer test result, score for fluorescein staining of the cornea, and meibomian gland dysfunction, were assessed. Correlations between symptoms and signs were analyzed.RESULTS. Of the participants, 33.7% (459/1361) were symptomatic, defined as reporting one or more symptoms often or all the time. A Schirmer result of