Gaps in Current Knowledge and Priorities for Future Research in Dry Eye.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Dry eye, a common yet underrecognized and evolving field, has few recommended treatment algorithms, mostly based on expert consensus rather than robust research evidence. There are high costs associated with managing dry eye and conducting research to identify effective and safe long-term treatments. To support evidence-based management of dry eye, our purpose was to identify and prioritize important clinical research questions for future clinical research.

Methods

We translated recommendations from the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2013 Preferred Practice Patterns for dry eye into answerable clinical research questions about treatment effectiveness. Clinicians around the world who manage patients with dry eye rated each question's importance from 0 (not import

SUBMITTER: Saldanha IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5678755 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature