@article {836791,
	title = {Patients{\textquoteright} Perspectives on Their Dry Eye Disease.},
	journal = {Ocul Surf},
	volume = {14},
	number = {4},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016 Oct},
	pages = {440-446},
	abstract = {PURPOSE: Although it has been known that patients{\textquoteright} perspectives on their disease can significantly affect their level of functional disability as well as disease outcome, limited data are available on patients{\textquoteright} perceptions of their dry eye disease (DED). The aim of this questionnaire-based study was to evaluate patients{\textquoteright} perspectives on their DED. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 91 patients with DED. In addition to clinical evaluation, all patients completed a questionnaire to evaluate their perspectives on their DED. This included their satisfaction with understanding DED, their opinion on the easiness of following doctors{\textquoteright} advice, their opinion on the effectiveness of the treatment, their satisfaction with the eye care, and their general outlook on DED. RESULTS: This study included 75 (82\%) women and 16 men (18\%) with a mean age of 57\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;14\&nbsp;years who had been treated for DED for 5.2\&nbsp;{\textpm}\&nbsp;5.4\&nbsp;years. 93\% of the patients were satisfied with their understanding of DED, and 76\% found it easy to follow their doctors{\textquoteright} advice for DED management. Furthermore, 95\% thought that the DED treatment had been helpful and 95\% were satisfied with their eye care for DED. Forty-eight percent expressed optimism regarding the long-term prospects of their DED. CONCLUSIONS: Although the majority of DED patients have positive perspectives on their disease, close to half report a lack of optimism regarding the long-term outlook for their condition.},
	issn = {1937-5913},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jtos.2016.06.001},
	author = {Crnej, Alja and Kheirkhah, Ahmad and Ren, Ai and Mullins, Andrew and Lavric, Alenka and Suri, Kunal and Hamrah, Pedram and Dana, Reza}
}
