Table 3.
Pearson correlations (R) between dry eye (DE) disease and sleep metrics
| PSQI total | PSQI 1 subjective quality | PSQI 2 latency | PSQI 3 duration | PSQI 4 efficiency | PSQI 5 disturbance | PSQI 6 medication | PSQI 7 daytime dysfunction | |
| Ocular symptoms | ||||||||
| DEQ-5 | 0.41* | 0.43* | 0.27* | 0.27* | 0.23* | 0.44* | 0.05 | 0.40* |
| OSDI | 0.43* | 0.47* | 0.23* | 0.26* | 0.14 | 0.49* | 0.13 | 0.37* |
| NRS (right now) | 0.30* | 0.34* | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.36* | 0.12 | 0.30* |
| NRS (average of 1 week) | 0.32* | 0.36* | 0.12 | 0.20* | 0.14 | 0.41* | 0.07 | 0.31* |
| NRS (worst in 1 week) | 0.31* | 0.34* | 0.11 | 0.18* | 0.10 | 0.45* | 0.06 | 0.30* |
| NPSI-E | 0.35* | 0.37* | 0.10 | 0.22* | 0.03 | 0.44* | 0.16 | 0.44* |
| CISS | 0.48* | 0.48* | 0.21* | 0.29* | 0.13 | 0.51* | 0.19* | 0.56* |
| Ocular surface exam† | ||||||||
| Eyelid laxity upper | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | −0.09 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Eyelid laxity lower | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.12 | −0.04 |
| Ocular surface inflammation | 0.20* | 0.29* | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.20* |
| Corneal sensation | 0.19* | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Anterior blepharitis | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.00 | −0.01 |
| Conjunctivochalasis | 0.22* | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.18* | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.22* |
| Tear break-up time | −0.12 | −0.03 | −0.14 | −0.07 | −0.12 | 0.02 | −0.12 | 0.08 |
| Papillary conjunctivitis | −0.01 | −0.04 | −0.05 | −0.09 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | −0.14 |
| Corneal stain | 0.09 | 0.07 | −0.04 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.00 |
| Schirmer score | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.05 | −0.04 | −0.13 | 0.15 |
| Vascularity | −0.05 | −0.04 | −0.12 | −0.09 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | −0.07 |
| Meibum quality | 0.17 | 0.29* | 0.07 | 0.22* | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two tailed).
†Measurement from more severely affected eye.
‡Green = positive correlation, red = negative correlation.
CISS, Convergence Insufficiency Symptoms Survey; DEQ-5, 5-Item Dry Eye Questionnaire; NPSI-E, Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory modified for the Eye; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale; OSDI, Ocular Surface Disease Index; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.