. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 2.

Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2012 Jan 27;35(1):10.1002/hed.22934. doi: 10.1002/hed.22934

Table 6.

Subjective symptoms and clinical findings preoperatively and their improvement postoperatively

	Subjective symptoms	N	%	Clinical findings	N	%
Pre-operative symptoms	FBS	10	40.0	Conjunctival injection	9	36.0
	Tearing	17	68.0	PEE	4	16.0
	Dry eye	10	40.0	SPK	9	36.0
	Redness	9	36.0	Exposure keratopathy	14	56.0
	Photophobia	1	4.0	NLDO	4	16.0
	Lubricating drops	17	68.0	Blepharitis	0	0
	Other	0	0	Other	0	0
Post-operative improvement	Yes	22	88.0	Yes	17	68.0
Post-operative improvement	No	3	12.0	No	8	32.0

FBS= foreign body sensation; PEE=punctate epithelial erosions; SPK=superficial punctate keratitis; NLDO=nasolacrimal duct obstruction