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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Sep 9;93(1):66–72. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131722

Table 3.

Overview of clinical diagnostic data for all subjects.

Diagnostic Test n
MQ n= 91
 (score ≥ 14) 38
 (score < 14) 53
Symptoms (n=91)
 Burning 23
 Itching 49
 Discomfort/Pain 33
 Blurring 35
 Grittiness 38
 Dryness 35
Frequency of symptoms (n= 67)
 Sometimes 36
 Often 26
 Constantly 5
Intensity of symptoms (n=67)
 Score 1–2 17
 Score 3–4 46
 Score 5 3
Meibomian gland plugging (n=182 eyes)
 Grade 0 (none) 33
 Grade 1 (mild) 75
 Grade 2 (moderate) 38
 Grade 3 (severe) 31
 Grade 4 (very severe) 5
TBUT (n=81)
 Score <7 sec 60
Range 2–56 s; mean 8 s
Goblet cell count (n=41)
 Grade 1 0
 Grade 2 13
 Grade 3 13
 Grade 4 15