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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jul-Aug;28(4):289–293. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31825ca599

Figure 1. Incidence of DESa and Punctal Plug Insertion, Persons aged 68+.

Figure 1

The population-adjusted incidence of DES diagnosis in the Medicare 5% Part-B has increased annually. However, the rate of first-time punctal plug insertion within 365 days of DES diagnosis reached a peak in 2002 and subsequently declined by 47.0% from 2002 to 2008.

aDry Eye Syndrome, bMultiple Ordinate Axes