Altered cytokine balance in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with Sjogren's syndrome
keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Curr Eye Res.
Comparing diagnostic tests for
keratoconjunctivitis sicca used in this study according to ROC curve that determines the sensitivity and specificity based on normal values, we found fluorescein test to have highest and TBUT test lowest sensitivity and specificity.
Conclusion: Cyclosporine eye drops are better than fluromethalone in treatment of
keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
The common ocular manifestation found was
keratoconjunctivitis sicca which was found to vary from 6 to 50% in literature.
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in the dog: a review of two hundred cases.
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca with ocular staining score >3 (assuming individual is not currently using daily eye drops for glaucoma and has not had corneal surgery or cosmetic eyelid surgery in the last 5 years) Source: Shiboski et al.
Incidence of ocular complications in rheumatoid arthritis and the relation of
keratoconjunctivitis sicca with its systemic activity.
As we get older, the eye becomes less efficient at producing tears and a condition called
keratoconjunctivitis sicca can develop.
The investigators identified a large group of patients with kerato-conjunctivitis sicca but none of the nonocular components of Sjogren's syndrome, a novel finding suggesting the existence of two different forms of
keratoconjunctivitis sicca the causes of which may differ (Am.
LACRISERT is indicated in patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndromes, including
keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Most adverse reactions with LACRISERT were mild and transient and included transient blurring of vision, ocular discomfort or irritation, matting or stickiness of eyelashes, photophobia, hypersensitivity, edema of the eyelids, and hyperemia.