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Ophthalmology and Therapy • Vol 12 • No 5
Living with Dry Eye Disease and its Effects on Quality of Life: Patient, Optometrist, and Ophthalmologist Perspectives
June 2023 • Arianna Tovar, Stephanie T. Frankel, Anat Galor, Alfonso L. Sabater
Dry eye disease is a very common condition, especially among aging women. People often think of it as a very mild and non-harmful issue, but the reality is that it has a huge deleterious effect on patients' quality of life. Most publications usually focus on the scientific aspects of this pathology: its epidemiology, diagnosis, or management. However, in this article we highlight the patient's perspective and the challenges of living with dry eye disease. With prior informed consent, we interviewed a patient whose…
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