Clinical evaluation of dry eyes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose To detect dry eye and to associate it with rheumatoid factor and severity of disease in rheumatoid arthritisMaterials and Methods Crosssectional explorative study study period December 2013 to October 2015 Fifty nine eyes of 30 patients diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis age 18 years were included Status of rheumatoid factor severity of disease calculated with DAS28ESR were noted and TBUT Fluorescein staining and Schirmers Test were doneResults Out of 59 eyes 424 had TBUT 5mm mean 187 68 mm 424 were diagnosed with dry eye Out of 51 eyes with positive rheumatoid factor 24 had dry eye but 1 out of 8 eyes with negative rheumatoid factor had dry eye p0066 Mean severity score of disease based on DAS28ESR was 29 in dry eye and 41 in patients without dry eyeConclusion Dry eye in rheumatoid Arthritis can be detected by simple tests and there is no statistically significant association between rheumatoid factor and dry eye Dry eye is independent of severity of diseaseKeywords Dry eye Rhematoid arthritis
Authors and Affiliations
Phanindhara Reddy Yerramreddy, Sandeep K
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