Dausch, E. and Ortmann, O. and Dausch, D. (2010) Dry Eye Syndrome in Women's Health and Gynecology Etiology, Pathogenesis and Current Therapeutic Strategies. GEBURTSHILFE UND FRAUENHEILKUNDE, 70 (9). pp. 707-711. ISSN 0016-5751
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The clinical diagnosis of dry eye syndrome may not appear to be a major health problem; nonetheless it is a chronic condition which affects several million people in Germany. Typical symptoms include discomfort, dryness, foreign body sensation, photophobia and light sensitivity, and it is associated with a significant reduction in the quality of life. Physiological changes associated with aging include decreased tear volume and flow [1], decreased tear film stability [2] and alterations in the composition of the meibomian lipids [3] and are correlated with tear film dysfunction. According to more recent studies into the role of tear film dysfunction in dry eye syndrome, estrogen - which has a clear role in the treatment of various menopausal symptoms - may have an adverse effect on the ocular surface and may predispose to dry eye syndrome. Dry eye syndrome is classified into two major categories: tear deficient dry eye and evaporative dry eye, each of which requires specific treatment. Therapeutic approaches include ocular lubricants and/or viscous agents to restore or increase the lipid layer of the tear film.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FILM LIPID LAYER; WORKSHOP 2007; DISEASE; SUBCOMMITTEE; SYMPTOMS; BURDEN; SIGNS; dry eye syndrome; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; tear film stability; tear deficient dry eye; evaporative dry eye; hormone therapy |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (Schwerpunkt Frauenheilkunde) |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2020 09:00 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2020 09:00 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/24226 |
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