       Document 0674
 DOCN  M9630674
 TI    Dry eye among males infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
 DT    9603
 AU    DeCarlo DK; Penner SL; Schamerloh RJ; Fullard RJ; School of Optometry,
       University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294,; USA.
 SO    J Am Optom Assoc. 1995 Sep;66(9):533-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96033481
 AB    BACKGROUND: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) has been reported as a
       potential ocular manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       infection. This study was designed to estimate prevalence of dry eye
       among HIV-infected males and correlate subjective and objective findings
       with disease severity. METHODS: All subjects and controls completed the
       McMonnies Dry Eye Questionnaire (MDEQ) and underwent diagnostic testing
       for dry eye including biomicroscopic assessment of the anterior segment,
       lacrimation kinetics, sodium fluorescein break up time, and vital
       staining with sodium fluorescein and rose bengal. RESULTS: A 38.8
       percent prevalence of dry eye was found in the study group. Certain risk
       factors may be more likely to produce KCS than others and may be a
       better indication of potential dry eye than disease severity.
       CONCLUSIONS: Patient symptoms are not adequate predictors of dry eye,
       indicating the need for KCS diagnostic testing as part of a
       comprehensive ocular examination for HIV-infected individuals.
 DE    Adult  California/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Dry Eye
       Syndromes/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/METABOLISM  Human  HIV
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Lacrimal Apparatus/SECRETION  Male
       Prevalence  Questionnaires  Risk Factors  Tears/SECRETION  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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