title: [Significance of subjective sensitivity in evaluation of keratoconjunctivitis sicca].
abstract: In patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) frequently a mismatch between the symptoms and clinical signs of impaired tear film is found. Thus, we conducted a study to determine whether tests can be found that provide information on increased sensitivity in KCS patients. Thirty patients with and without KCS were investigated by the following methods: a specific anamnestic questionnaire, esthesiometry and provocation of ocular pain by instillation of a local anesthetic eye drop. Esthesiometry only showed a shift towards higher sensitivity, but the other tests indicated significantly increased ocular sensitivity in KCS patients. These very simple methods permit better understanding of the specific situation in the individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Medizinische Fakultät der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Stolze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volprecht
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007638:Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung der subjektiven Empfindlichkeit in der Beurteilung der Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS).