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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ocul Surf. 2016 Feb 2;14(2):189–195. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2015.10.004

Table 1.

Dry Eye Disease Severity Grading

Clinical Testing Negative
Control
Mild
Grade 1
Moderate
Grade 2
Moderately
Severe
Grade 3
Severe
Grade 4
OSDI score <13 ≥13 ≥13 ≥13 ≥13
TFBUT, s >10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤5 0 (Immediate)
Staining (0–5) 0 (None) 0 (None) 1 to 2 3 ≥4
Schirmer, mm/5 min >10 ≤10 ≤10 ≤5 ≤2