Ocular fatigue is the major symptom of dry eye

摘要: A total of 524 consecutive new patients (195 male, 329 female, 43.4 +/- 20.8 y.o.) were evaluated for the presence ocular fatigue and/or dry eye. Dry eye was diagnosed based on our criteria, which included symptoms, vital staining, break-up time (BUT) measurement, and Schirmer test. Among all patients, 21.2% (111/524) reported symptoms 15.3% (80/524) as having with symptoms. Of 111 who complained fatigue, 51.4% (57/111) had eye, significantly higher than entire group (p < 0.001). Additionally, 71.3% (57/80) also among a greater number complaints (4.3 2.1 per patient) compared to controls (1.9 1.3 These findings suggest that there is strong relation between