Dry Eye Disease Patients with Xerostomia Report Higher Symptom Load and Have Poorer Meibum Expressibility

The purpose of the study was to investigate if xerostomia (dry mouth) is associated with symptoms and signs of dry eye disease (DED). At the Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, patients with symptomatic DED with different etiologies were consecutively included in the study. The patients underwent a comprehens...

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Autores principales: Fostad, Ida G., Eidet, Jon R., Utheim, Tor P., Ræder, Sten, Lagali, Neil S., Messelt, Edvard B., Dartt, Darlene A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155214

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155214

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