The challenge of dry eye diagnosis

Review

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Authors: Giacomo Savini, Pinita Prabhawasat, Takashi Kojima, Martin Grueterich, Edgar Espana, Eiki Goto

Published Date March 2008 Volume 2008:2(1) Pages 31 - 55

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S1496

Giacomo Savini¹, Pinita Prabhawasat², Takashi Kojima³, Martin Grueterich⁴, Edgar Espana⁵, Eiki Goto⁶

¹Centro Salus, Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand; ³Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA; ⁴Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig–Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; ⁵Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA; ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan

Abstract: The currently available methods for the diagnosis of dry eye are still far from being perfect for a variety of reasons. This review attempts to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of both traditional tests (such as Schirmer’s test, break-up time and ocular surface staining) and innovative noninvasive procedures, including tear meniscus height measurement, corneal topography, functional visual acuity, tear interferometry, tear evaporimetry and tear osmolarity assessment.