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Prevalence of dry eye disease and its risk factors in visual display terminal users: the Osaka study.

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Ophthalmic findings revealed short TBUT and corneal staining accompanied by normal Schirmer test values and measures to modify the adverse impact of VDT use on the ocular surface may provide a positive impact on public health and quality of life for office workers using VDTs.
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This article is published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 298 citations till now.

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TFOS DEWS II Epidemiology Report.

TL;DR: The subcommittee reviewed the prevalence, incidence, risk factors, natural history, morbidity and questionnaires reported in epidemiological studies of dry eye disease and confirmed that prevalence increases with age, however signs showed a greater increase per decade than symptoms.
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TFOS DEWS II pathophysiology report

TL;DR: The TFOS DEWS II Pathophysiology Subcommittee reviewed the mechanisms involved in the initiation and perpetuation of dry eye disease, finding the targeting of the terminal duct in meibomian gland disease and the influence of gaze dynamics and the closed eye state on tear stability and ocular surface inflammation to be important.
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The definition and classification of dry eye disease: Report of the definition and classification subcommittee of the international Dry Eye WorkShop (2007)

TL;DR: A new definition of dry eye was developed to reflect current understanding of the disease, and a three-part classification system was recommended, based on the severity of the dry eye disease, which is expected to provide a rational basis for therapy.
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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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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Dry Eye Syndrome

TL;DR: Several factors, such as smoking, caffeine use, and multivitamin use, could be studied for preventive or therapeutic efficacy in a population-based cohort to examine risk factors for the prevalence of dry eye syndrome.
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Diagnostic Tests in the Sicca Syndrome

TL;DR: Age effects were found with lysozyme and Schirmer's 1 tests, but not with the rose bengal test, and no difference in values between men and women was found at any age level in any test.
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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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