title: Ocular surface disease in pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
abstract: Aim of the study is to determine connection between pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and symptoms and signs of ocular surface disease. Tear film break-up time test, Schirmer II test and assessment of lid parallel conjunctival folds were performed in 40 PEX syndrome patients and 40 controls. All data was statistically analyzed. Results show statistically significant difference in every component between groups, most prominent in tear film break up time test. We have concluded that patients with PEX syndrome have higher predisposition of tear function disorders and that both components of dry eye syndrome are present in PEX syndrome.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Škegro
authors.forename: Smiljka Popović
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Suić
authors.forename: Rajko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kordić
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jandroković
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Petriček
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuzman
authors.forename: Miro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalauz
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masnec
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000502:physiology; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D013666:Tears