Determination of contrast sensitivity in patients with dry eye.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 17 Determination of contrast sensitivity in patients with dry eye Of: Anyang, Bo Quanhao, Zhao Xiaoling, Wang Xinling, Yanqi Chang] [Abstract] Objective: To study the changes in contrast sensitivity and dry eye by contrast sensitivity testing to evaluate the artificial tears on visual function in patients with dry eye. Methods: 25 patients diagnosed with dry eye and 50 eyes of 15 normal subjects cases of 29 eyes were measured BUT (tear breakup time), S t (basic tear secretion test) and tear film interference pattern, and using OPTEC 6500 Test of visual function were measured dry eye patients and normal comparison before and after application of artificial tears sensitivity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES including BUT, S t, tear film interference pattern and the low, medium, high-frequency CS. Results: In this study, by clinical symptoms, BUT, S t test and tear film interference pattern results were divided into dry Eye disease group and normal control group, no significant difference between the age groups. dry eye patients with low, medium and high-frequency CS were lower than normal group (P lt;0.05. 5min after the application of artificial tears and found that the low dry eye , in CS had significantly increased frequency (P lt;0.05, and dry eye after artificial tear contrast sensitivity is similar to the control group. Conclusion: Low contrast sensitivity of dry eye syndrome can be through the use of artificial tears improvement, not only by artificial tears to relieve symptoms and treatment of dry eye in the visual quality close to normal standards, In addition, the contrast sensitivity test can be used as an objective evaluation of non-contact method of tear film quality, for dry eye therapy to provide an objective basis. [Keywords:] dry eye, contrast sensitivity, artificial tears Abstract AIM: To study the changes of contrast sensitivity in dry eyes and evaluate the effects of artificial tear application on visual function in d