title: Dry eye disease.
abstract: Dry eye (DED) is a multifactorial disease that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface, accompanied by increased osmolarity of the tear film and inflammation. DED is a common clinical problem and is among the most frequent diagnoses in ophthalmology. It substantially affects quality of life because of the constant ocular discomfort and decrease in visual function. This review discusses the etiology, classification, diagnosis procedures, clinical, and surgical treatments of dry eye.
authors.affiliation: Centro da Visão de Belo Horizonte, Brazil. fabianadepinho@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fabiana de Pinho
authors.initials: Fde P
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Raphael Stehling
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Taliana Freitas
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Bernardes
authors.forename: Adriana Alvim
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bonfioli
authors.forename: Eduardo Jorge Carneiro
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans