Association between symptoms and signs of dry eye with Sjgren syndrome
- VernacularTitle:干燥综合征患者眼部症状和体征的一致性分析
- Author:
Yuan WU
;
Bei RONG
;
Xiaoming YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sjgren syndrome;
symptoms;
signs
- From:
Ophthalmology in China
1993;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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 follows:break-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
