Overview of Dry Eye Disease for Primary Care Physicians

Overview of Dry Eye Disease for Primary Care Physicians

Dry eye disease (DED), also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is a multifactorial ocular disease characterized by tear film insufficiency due to diverse etiologies including aging, incomplete and infrequent blinking, hormonal changes, medications, and systemic diseases. Classified into aqueous-de...

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Main Authors:	Jeonghyun Kwon, Amirhossein Moghtader, Christie Kang, Zahra Bibak Bejandi, Sumaiya Shahjahan, Ahmad Alzein, Ali R. Djalilian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:	Medicina
Subjects:	dry eye disease keratoconjunctivitis sicca aqueous-deficient dry eye evaporative dry eye ocular surface cornea
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/3/460
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