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. 2024 Aug 17;22:65. doi: 10.1186/s12955-024-02282-7

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Fig. 1 — Patient-reported outcomes in the most cited ophthalmology studies. The frequency distribution of instruments follows a power law distribution. ADVS = Activities of Daily Vision Scale; CANDEES = Canada Dry Eye Epidemiology Study questionnaire; CLDEQ = Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire; DEQ = Dry Eye Questionnaire; DEQS = Dry Eye-related Quality of Life scores; EQ5D = European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions version; GHQ = General Health Questionnaire; GQL = Glaucoma Quality of Life Questionnaire; GSS = Glaucoma Symptoms Scale; IDEEL = Impact of Dry Eye on Everyday Life Questionnaire; NEI-VFQ = National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire; NHWS = National Health and Wellness Survey; OCI = Ocular Comfort Index; OSDI = Ocular Surface Disease Index; SANDE = Symptom Assessment in Dry Eye Questionnaire; SF = Medical Outcomes Study Short Form; SIP = Sickness Impact Profile; SODQ = Symptoms of discomfort questionnaire; SPEED = Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness; VAQ = Visual Activities Questionnaire; VF-14 = Visual Function Index 14; VQoL = Vision Quality of Life Questionnaire; WHS = Womens ‘ Health Study Questionnaire; WPAI = Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire; unspecified = use of patient-reports stated with no further specification; non-categorized = use of patient-report described but not referenced