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Prevalence of Diagnosed Dry Eye Disease in the United States Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Older

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Prevalence is higher among women than men, increases with age, and is notable among those aged 18-34 years, and it is estimated that >16 million US adults have diagnosed dry eye disease.
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This article is published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.The article was published on 2017-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 337 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Cross-sectional study.

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Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Dry Eye Disease Based on Coding Analysis of a Large, All-age United States Health Care System.

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Incidence, demographics, types and risk factors of dry eye disease in India: Electronic medical records driven big data analytics report I.

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Advances in Dry Eye Disease Treatment

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Prevalence of dry eye syndrome among US women.

TL;DR: Dry eye syndrome leading to a clinical diagnosis or severe symptoms is prevalent, affecting over 3.2 million American women middle-aged and older and it also affects many women in their 40s and 50s.
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The epidemiology of dry eye disease: Report of the epidemiology subcommittee of the international Dry Eye WorkShop (2007)

TL;DR: The report of the Epidemiology Subcommittee of the 2007 Dry Eye WorkShop summarizes current knowledge on the epidemiology of dry eye disease, providing prevalence and incidence data from various populations.
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Prevalence of Dry Eye Among the Elderly

TL;DR: Symptoms and signs of dry eye are common among the elderly but were not associated with age, race, or sex in this population-based sample of elderly Americans.
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Prevalence of dry eye among an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study.

TL;DR: The prevalence of dry eye, although varied according to definition, is relatively higher in this study than that reported for whites, and further studies are needed to determine whether this is due to racial or environmental factors.
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Prevalence of dry eye disease among US men: estimates from the Physicians' Health Studies.

TL;DR: DED is prevalent and increases with age, hypertension, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and antidepressant use, and is expected to affect more than 2.79 million US men by 2030.
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