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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun 30;233:90–100. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.06.022

Table 2:

Baseline ocular and non-ocular symptoms and dry eye signs

Dry eye symptoms Mean ± SD (range)
DEQ5 15.3 ± 3.3 (9–18)
OSDI 48 ± 22 (15–83)
Dry eye signs *
Inflammation via Inflammadry 70%
Tear break up time, seconds 6.2 ± 2.9 (2–11)
Corneal staining 5.3 ± 2.7 (2–10)
Schirmer’s score, mm wetting 5 min 11.3 ± 6.5 (3–23)
Meibum quality 1 ± 0.9 (0–3)
Non-Ocular Symptoms
Depression (via PHQ-9) 10.6 ± 8.5 (0–25)
Average non-ocular pain (1 week recall) 6.6 ± 2.0 (3–10)

DEQ5=Dry Eye Questionnaire 5; OSDI=Ocular Surface Disease Index; PHQ=Patient Health Questionnaire; SD=standard deviation (range)

*

more severe value between the two eyes.