Saima Ayub, Nadia Rashid Khan, Imran Ahmad, Mubashir Rehman.
Dry eye disease in postmenopausal women.
Al-Shifa J Ophthalmol Jan ;15(1):43-7.

The study reports the frequency of dry eyes in post-menopausal women presenting to tertiary care Hospital in Peshawar. Total of 200 post-menopausal women were included in the study. In all patients Schirmer test was performed using specialised litmus paper strips. Schirmer test result showed the prevalence of dry eyes in 48% of the patients with mild dryness in 24%, moderate in 19.5% and severe dryness in 4.5% of the patients. The study concludes that primary care physicians should recognize symptoms of dry eyes and refer patients to ophthalmologists where applicable for proper management.

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