title: [Progress of research on quality of life of dry eye patients].
abstract: Reports in the literature of dry eye are emerging about its significant impact on patient quality of life. Dry eye causes various symptoms, impaired visual functioning and psychological problems, which in turn have a significantly negative impact on dry eye patient quality of life. This paper briefly reviews the researches on the dry eye patient quality of life, influencing factors, and strategies to improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Mei-Yan
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life