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Clinical manifestations of the dry eye syndrome for women in menopause
- Authors: Sadovnikova N.N.1, Kutusheva G.F.1
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- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Issue: Vol 5, No 2 (2014)
- Pages: 25-29
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/pediatr/article/view/1140
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/PED5225-29
- ID: 1140
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Abstract
To assess the effect of menopausal syndrome manifestations in the manifestation of «dry eye» examined 63 women . All examined the condition of the ocular surface, tear film stability, severity of subjective discomfort . Revealed that the dry eye syndrome in postmenopausal women occurs predominantly in the mild and moderate forms, with the severity of clinical and functional features of dry eye syndrome significantly correlated with severity of menopausal symptoms .
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Nataliya Nikolayevna Sadovnikova
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: natasha.sadov@mail.ru
MD, PhD, Head of Ophthalmology Department
Galiya Fettyakhovna Kutusheva
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: galiya@chadogyn.ru
MD, PhD, Dr Med Sci, Professor, Head, Department of Pediatric Gynecology and Women’s Reproduction
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