Table 2.
SF-MPQ responses in subjects with mild or greater dry eye symptoms (DEQ-5≥6).
| None n (%) |
Mild n (%) |
Moderate n (%) |
Severe n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aching | 68 (44%) | 44 (29%) | 25 (16%) | 15 (10%) |
| Tiring-exhausting | 67 (44%) | 46 (30%) | 21 (14%) | 18 (12%) |
| Hot-burning | 72 (47%) | 42 (27%) | 24 (16%) | 14 (9%) |
| Sharp | 89 (58%) | 38 (25%) | 13 (8%) | 12 (8%) |
| Tender | 89 (58%) | 35 (23%) | 22 (14%) | 6 (4%) |
| Throbbing | 92 (60%) | 35 (23%) | 15 (10%) | 10 (7%) |
| Heavy | 92 (60%) | 34 (22%) | 18 (12%) | 8 (5%) |
| Stabbing | 101 (66%) | 31 (20%) | 10 (6.5%) | 10 (6.5%) |
| Gnawing | 105 (68%) | 30 (20%) | 13 (8%) | 4 (3%) |
| Sickening | 105 (68%) | 31 (20%) | 12 (8%) | 4 (3%) |
| Splitting | 110 (71%) | 29 (19%) | 9 (6%) | 4 (3%) |
| Punishing-cruel | 110 (71%) | 21 (14%) | 14 (9%) | 7 (5%) |
| Fearful | 111 (72%) | 24 (16%) | 13 (8%) | 4 (3%) |
| Shooting | 117 (76%) | 19 (12%) | 9 (6%) | 7 (5%) |
| Cramping | 119 (77%) | 25 (16%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (2%) |
SF-MPQ=short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire; DEQ-5=Dry Eye Questionnaire 5.