title: Dry eye disease: A review of diagnostic approaches and treatments.
abstract: Dry eye (DE) is a common ocular disease that results in eye discomfort, visual disturbance and substantially affects the quality of life. It has a multifactorial etiology involving tear film instability, increased osmolarity of the tear film and inflammation of the ocular surface with potential damage to the ocular surface. This review discusses the classification, diagnostic approaches and treatments of DE.
authors.affiliation: The Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: The Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yiu
keywords: Diagnostic approaches; Dry eye; Ocular surface disease; Visual disturbance