Despite this, symptom severity was the same across demographic cohorts in a recent study, indicating discomfort is similar.

These tools had poor psychometric properties and issues with multidimensionality. Researchers suggest that scoring parameters individually may help avoid ambiguity of results and occlusion of important data.

However, the certainty of evidence used in this study was low, and the authors argue that the treatment’s efficacy as an add-on therapy—the most common approach—requires further investigation.

Trial durations of one year or longer, as well as more double-masked comparative studies, would be beneficial to determine the proper intervention period and to investigate any cumulative effects of this advanced management option.

Patients with either Sjögren’s syndrome or cicatrizing conjunctivitis were particularly vulnerable.

Just over half of explanted devices in a recent study were culture positive, but the organisms weren’t associated with higher infection rates.

Although medication use contributed, the link remained even after accounting for side effects of antidepressant therapy. Also, Black participants had a disproportionately greater association.

Researchers discovered that severe cases significantly impact the development of dry eye signs and symptoms.

Although this indicates the potential to affect basal tear production, it’s unclear just how prevalent this might be.

Patients living in climates with cooler weather, high humidity and low air quality had OSDI scores 4.4 points higher than those in cities with similar pollution and humidity levels but higher temperatures.