Ab0647 the Significance of a Comprehensive Examination of Dry Eye Disease in Primary Sjögren Syndrome and Its Relationship to Extraocular Manifestations
Abstract:BackgroundInflammation of the lacrimal glands leads to ocular dryness, an important cause of decreased quality of life in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) patients[1]. Limited data focuses on dry eye disease (DED) in pSS. Previous studies did not conduct a comprehensive evaluation of DED using tests to measure tear film volume or instability, ocular surface damage, meibomian gland dysfunction, and patient-reported outcomes, and the disease activity parameters were not compared with these ocular findings in pSS… Show more
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