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Osae, A. E., Gehlsen, U., Horstmann, J., Siebelmann, S., Stern, M. E., Kumah, D. B. and Steven, P. (2017). Epidemiology of dry eye disease in Africa: The sparse information, gaps and opportunities. Ocul. Surf., 15 (2). S. 159 - 169. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 1937-5913

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Abstract

Dry eye disease (DED) is an increasingly significant clinical problem in developing countries and/or emerging economies. Existing studies on DED conducted in these areas have largely reported on associations between DED and infectious disease (trachoma) and malnutrition (hypovitaminosis A), but current trends of industrialization, urbanization, and modernization in these areas could result in a shift to other forms of DED. Herein, we review the epidemiology of DED in these geographic areas, highlighting potential causes and risk factors of DED while presenting information on diagnostic tools and algorithms and insight into some treatment modalities of DED that could prove useful to clinicians and investigators in these regions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Osae, A. E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gehlsen, U. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Horstmann, J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Siebelmann, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stern, M. E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kumah, D. B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Steven, P. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-234735
DOI:	10.1016/j.jtos.2017.01.001
Journal or Publication Title:	Ocul. Surf.
Volume:	15
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 159 - 169
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1937-5913
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language VITAMIN-A-DEFICIENCY; SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS; WORK PRODUCTIVITY LOSS; VERSUS-HOST-DISEASE; OCULAR-SURFACE; RISK-FACTORS; TEAR FILM; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; DESICCATING STRESS Multiple languages Ophthalmology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/23473