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Important to screen for dry eye in patients with migraine


 

Key clinical point: Patients with migraine are more likely to suffer from dry eye than patients without migraine.

Major finding: The prevalence of dry eye was significantly higher in patients with vs. without migraine (odds ratio, 1.55; P < .001).

Study details: Findings are from a meta-analysis of 7 case-control or cross-sectional studies including a total population of 1,033,288 individuals with or without migraine.

Disclosures: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology. The authors declared no conflict of interests.

Source: Chen H et al. Cornea. 2021 (Nov 6). Doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002851.

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