The Relationship between Subjective Symptoms and Quality of Life in Conjunctivochalasis Patients

被引：4

作者：

Komuro, Aoi ^{[1
]}

Yokoi, Norihiko ^{[1
]}

Kato, Hiroaki ^{[1
]}

Sonomura, Yukiko ^{[1
]}

Sotozono, Chie ^{[1
]}

Kinoshita, Shigeru ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kyoto Prefectural Univ Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Kyoto 6028566, Japan

[2] Kyoto Prefectural Univ Med, Dept Frontier Med Sci & Technol Ophthalmol, Kyoto 6028566, Japan

来源：

DIAGNOSTICS | 2021年 / 11卷 / 02期

基金：

奥地利科学基金会;

关键词：

conjunctivochalasis; dry eye; subjective symptoms; quality of life; questionnaire;

D O I：

10.3390/diagnostics11020179

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences in subjective symptoms between patients with conjunctivochalasis (CCh) and dry eye (DE), and examine the relationship between subjective symptoms and quality of life (QOL). In 75 eyes of 75 CCh patients and 122 eyes of 122 DE patients, 12 subjective symptoms classified into four groups depending on the mechanisms associated with symptoms (ITF: instability of tear film, IF: increased friction, R: reflex, and DTC: delayed tear clearance) were evaluated by use of a visual analogue scale (VAS). Fifteen items related to DE symptoms and their influence on daily life were evaluated by use of the dry eye-related quality-of-life score (DEQS) questionnaire, with overall degree of QOL impairment calculated as a QOL score. The correlation between the Total VAS score and QOL score were evaluated. Between the CCh and DE patients, significant differences in subjective symptoms were found in eye dryness, pain, tearing sensitivity to light, and heavy eyelids, while tearing was higher in CCh. A significant strong correlation was found between QOL score and Total VAS score, ITF, and IF in CCh patients. The QOL of CCh patients is strongly determined by decreased tear-film stability and increased friction during blinking.

引用

页数：9

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