Abstract
Aims - To determine the relation between dry eye and Meige's syndrome. Methods - 325 patients with dry eye were divided into those responsive to topical and other forms of treatment (n = 276) and those who were not (n = 49). A neuropsychiatric examination was performed to check for Meige's syndrome in the latter group. Results - Twenty eight (57%) of the treatment unresponsive patients were diagnosed with Meige's syndrome. Conclusions - There is a subgroup of patients with dry eye who do not respond to simple therapy. More than half of these patients have Meige's syndrome and need psychiatric, as well as ophthalmic, care.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 439-442 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 Jun |
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Dry eye and Meige's syndrome. / Tsubota, Kazuo; Fujihara, Tsutomu; Kaido, Minako; Mori, Asako; Mimura, Masaru; Kato, Motoichiro.
In: British Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 81, No. 6, 06.1997, p. 439-442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Dry eye and Meige's syndrome
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
AU - Fujihara, Tsutomu
AU - Kaido, Minako
AU - Mori, Asako
AU - Mimura, Masaru
AU - Kato, Motoichiro
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - Aims - To determine the relation between dry eye and Meige's syndrome. Methods - 325 patients with dry eye were divided into those responsive to topical and other forms of treatment (n = 276) and those who were not (n = 49). A neuropsychiatric examination was performed to check for Meige's syndrome in the latter group. Results - Twenty eight (57%) of the treatment unresponsive patients were diagnosed with Meige's syndrome. Conclusions - There is a subgroup of patients with dry eye who do not respond to simple therapy. More than half of these patients have Meige's syndrome and need psychiatric, as well as ophthalmic, care.
AB - Aims - To determine the relation between dry eye and Meige's syndrome. Methods - 325 patients with dry eye were divided into those responsive to topical and other forms of treatment (n = 276) and those who were not (n = 49). A neuropsychiatric examination was performed to check for Meige's syndrome in the latter group. Results - Twenty eight (57%) of the treatment unresponsive patients were diagnosed with Meige's syndrome. Conclusions - There is a subgroup of patients with dry eye who do not respond to simple therapy. More than half of these patients have Meige's syndrome and need psychiatric, as well as ophthalmic, care.
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