Patient-reported burden and overall impact of dry eye disease across eight European countries: a cross-sectional web-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease involving the tears and ocular surface. It impacts a patient's quality of life (QoL) and ability to perform daily activities. This study assessed the burden of self-reported DED among adults in eight European countries.

Design

Online cross-sectional survey.

Setting

General population in France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

Participants

Adults aged ≥18 years with (n=6084) and without (n=6161) self-reported DED were recruited via emails and screened.

Main outcome measures

All participants completed National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25) and EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). All DED participants completed the

SUBMITTER: Boboridis KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030789 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature