Dry eye disease and spondyloarthritis: expanding the spectrum of systemic inflammatory disorders associated with ocular surface disease. Data from the international AIDA Network Spondyloarthritis Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dry eye disease (DED) is a condition associated with a myriad of systemic disorders. According to recent preliminary data, axial spondylarthritis (axial-SpA) could represent a new entity associated with DED. Therefore, this study aimed to assess DED in patients with axial SpA by performing quantitative and qualitative specific tests to investigate the potential association between DED and ocular surface damage in patients with axial-SpA and to identify potential variables associated with DED.

Methods

A total of 71 patients with axial-SpA who fulfilled the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria and 19 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Both the patients and the controls underwent a complete ocular assessment a

SUBMITTER: Vitale A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11442350 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature