Dry eye and tear film functions in patients with psoriasis

Abstract

The dry eye symptom was more common in patients with psoriasis. In addition, the patients showed a higher tear film instability and significant degeneration on the ocular surface when compared with the normal controls.

Prevalence of ocular surface disease symptoms and risk factors in group of university students in Monterrey, Mexico

“…frequency of replacement, type of cleaning solutions) affect dry eye symptoms. Other factors such as environmental conditions [3, 4, 38–41], stress levels [34] and autoimmune diseases [34, 42, 43] were not included.…”

A Comparison of Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Patients With Psoriasis and Healthy Subjects

“…10 Besides the known systemic findings, the ocular involvement includes inflammation of the eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, lachrymal glands, and the uvea. [11][12][13][14] Her et al 15 reported that dry eye in patients with psoriasis is common, and the tear film is relatively unstable with ocular surface damage compared with normal controls. 11,12 Punctate keratitis was frequently reported.…”

Secukinumab treatment in psoriatic patients: Italian experiences

“…Ocular comorbidity was reported in 10-15% of patients with plaque psoriasis, but such data is likely to be underestimated. Ocular diseases most frequently found in patients with psoriasis are seborrheic blepharitis that may progress toward madarosis, ectropion, entropion, anterior uveitis, and dry eye syndrome (1,22,23). Treatment of this comorbidity has not been defined yet.…”