Open AccessA Review of Quality of Life Measures in Dry Eye Questionnaires
Author(s) -
Joseph Grubbs,
Sue TollesonRinehart,
Kyle Huynh,
Richard M. Davis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000000038
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , reliability (semiconductor) , population , physical therapy , pathology , environmental health , power (physics) , physics , nursing , quantum mechanics
Dry eye disease (DED) is an ocular disease that affects 5% to 17% of the US population. Because of the negative effects of DED on patients' quality of life (QOL), disease-specific questionnaires that assess QOL in patients with dry eyes are essential in the monitoring and management of this chronic ocular condition. This review provides clinicians and researchers with a summary of the current questionnaires available for assessing QOL in patients with dry eyes.