2. Definition
Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of
the tears and ocular surface that
results in symptoms of discomfort,
visual disturbance and tear film
instability with potential damage to the
ocular surface.
It is accompanied by increased
osmolarity of the tear film and
inflammation of the ocular surface.
4. Introduction
Dry eye is recognized as a
disturbance of the Lacrimal Functional
Unit (LFU), an integrated system
comprising the lacrimal glands, ocular
surface (cornea, conjunctiva and
meibomian glands) and lids, and the
sensory and motor nerves that
connect them
5. This functional unit controls the major
components of the tear film and
responds to environmental,
endocrinological
and cortical influences.
Its overall function is to
-preserve the integrity of the tear film,
-transparency of the cornea,
-quality of the image projected onto the
retina
6. Trigeminal sensory fibers arising from
the ocular surface run to the
superior salivary nucleus in the pons,
efferent fibers pass
nervus intermedius
pterygopalatine ganglion.
Here, postganglionic fibers arise, which
terminate in the lacrimal gland,
nasopharynx, and vessels of the orbit.
7. Another neural pathway controls the
blink reflex, via trigeminal afferents
and the somatic efferent fibers of the
seventh cranial nerve.
10. Effect of environment
Milleu interior
Low blink rate ,aging
Wide lid aperture
Low androgen pool
Systemic drugs
Milleu exteror
Low relative humidity
High wind velocity
Occupational environment
11. Aqueous Tear-Deficient Dry Eye
(Tear Deficient Dry Eye; Lacrimal
Tear Deficiency)
Sjogren syndrome:
It is an exocrinopathy in which the
lacrimal and salivary glands are targeted
by an autoimmune process.
The lacrimal and salivary glands are
infiltrated by activated T-cells, which
cause acinar and ductular cell death and
hyposecretion of the tears or saliva.
Inflammatory activation within the
glands leads to the expression of
autoantigens at the surface of epithelial
cells
12. Sjogrens syndrome
The precise triggers leading to
autoimmune acinar damage are not
known in full, but risk factors include
genetic profile, androgen status, and
exposure to environmental agents,
ranging from viral infections affecting
the lacrimal gland to polluted
environments.
A nutritional deficiency in omega-3-
and
other unsaturated fatty acids has
been reported in patients with SS
13. Sjogrens syndrome
Two types
Primary SS consists of the occurrence
of ADDE in combination with
symptoms
of dry mouth
Secondary SS consists of the features
of primary SS together with the
features
of an overt autoimmune connective
disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis,
15. Age-related dry eye
Ductal pathology
Peri ductal, inter acinar fibrosis
Paraductal blood vessel loss
Acinar atrophy
Low grade dacryoadenitis
16. Congenital Alacrima
rare cause of dry eye in youth.
It is also part of certain syndromes,
triple A syndrome
Protien ALLADIN
17. Familial dysautonomia
Developmental , progressive neuronal
abnormality of the cervical
sympathetic and parasympathetic
innervations of the lacrimal gland and
a defective sensory innervation of the
ocular surface
Generalized insensitivity to pain is
accompanied by a marked lack of both
emotional and reflex tearing,
19. NSDE
Obstruction of the lacrimal gland ducts:
Trachoma
Cicatricial pemphigoid and mucous
membrane pemphigoid
Erythema multiforme
Chemical and thermal burns
21. Evoperative dry eye
Intrinsic causes
MGD
Disorders of lid aperture
Low blink rate
22. Extrinsic causes:
Occular surface disorders
Vitamin A Deficiency
Topical Drugs and Preservatives
Allergic conjunctivitis
23.
24. Inspection
Signs of associaed systemic diseases
Indications of personnel habits
Ocular disease(lid malposition)
25. Evaluation of tear film
Tear meniscus height
TBUT
Meniscometry : Tear meniscus radius,
height and cross sectional area
1MM, CONVEX-NORMAL
<0.3 MM IS abnormal
Tear film lipid layer interferometry
color comparison table
kinetic analysis
26. TESTS OF TEAR
PRODUCTION
SCHIRMER TEST
BASIC
SCHIRMER 1
SCHIRMER 11
Inference - > 15 mm - normal, 6 to 10
mm - borderline dry, < 6 mm -
impaired secretion.
28. Rose Bengal staining – The dye has
an affinity for dead or devitalized
epithelial cells and for areas devoid of
mucus.
Van Bijsterveld scoring system –
divide the ocular surface into three
zones:
• Nasal bulbar conjunctiva, Cornea
Temporal bulbar conjunctiva.
Each zone is then given a score of ‘0’
(no stain) to ‘3’ (confluent stain).
Scores in each eye is totaled. A score
of 3.5 or greater indicates positive for
keratoconjunctivitis
29. Newer technologies
MEIBO METRY
Casual Lipid level (expressed as
arbitrary optical density units) is
calculated as (C-B), where C is the
casual reading, B is the reading from
the untouched tape
MEIBO GRAPHY /MEIBO SCOPY
Finoff transilluminator
Most reliable test in patients with
ectodermal dysplasia syndrome
30. Brush Cytology Technique
1) squamous metaplasia,
2) detecting inflammatory cells
3) expression of several surface
markers on the ocular surface
epithelium
Flow cytometry in impression cytology
HLA DR expression by epithelial cells,
gold standard for inflammatory
assesment
31. Ferning Test (TFT )
TO DIAGNOSE Quality of tears (electrolyte
concentration), KCS, Hyperosmolarity
The patterns of crystallization (ferning) are
classified in 4 classes:
Type 1: uniform large arborization,
Type 2: ferning abundant but of smaller size;
Type 3: partially present incomplete ferning;
Type 4: no ferning.
Types 1 & 2 are reported to be normal and
Types 3 & 4 reported to be abnormal
32. Fluorophotometry (Fluorimetry)
Tear Function Index
TFI is the quotient of the Schirmer test
value and the Tear clearance rate
(TCR).
A TFI of less than 40 is 100% sensitive
for patients with SS dry eye
33. MANAGEMENT
A. Tear supplementation: lubricants
B. Tear Retention
C. Tear stimulation: secretagogues
D. Biological tear substitutes
E. Anti-inflammatory therapy
F. Essential fatty acids
G. Environmental strategies
34. A. Tear supplementation:
lubricants
Hypotonic or isotonic buffered solutions
containing electrolytes, surfactants, and
various types of viscosity agents.
Ideal artificial lubricant should be
preservative-free, contain potassium,
bicarbonate, and other electrolytes and
have a polymeric system to increase its
retention time.
Physical properties
Neutral to slightly alkaline pH.
Osmolarities 181 to 354 mOsm/L.
36. B. Tear Retention
1. Punctal Occlusion
Types
absorbable and nonabsorbable. The former
are made of collagen or polymers and last for
variable periods of time (3 days-6 mnths).
The nonabsorbable “permanent” plugs
include silicon plugs, consists of a surface
collar resting on the punctal opening, a neck,
and a wider base
Herrick plug is shaped like a golf tee and is
designed to reside within the canaliculus.
cylindrical Smart plug: expands and
increases in diameter in situ, due to
thermodynamic properties of its hydrophilic
acrylic composition.
37. Punctal Occlusion
Indications
patients who are symptomatic of dry
eyes have a Schirmer test (with
anesthesia) result less than 5 mm at 5
minutes, and show evidence of ocular
surface dye staining
38. Contra indications
Allergy to the materials used in the
plugs to be implanted,
punctal ectropion,
pre-existing nasolacrimal duct
obstruction,
clinical ocular surface inflammation,
42. D. Biological Tear Substitutes
Serum
Salivary Gland Autotransplantation:
Indicated only in end-stage dry eye
disease with an absolute aqueous tear
deficiency (Schirmer-test wetting of 1
mm or less), a conjunctivalized
surface epithelium
persistent severe pain despite punctal
occlusion and at least hourly
application of unpreserved tear
substitutes.
43. Due to the hypoosmolarity of saliva,
compared to tears, excessive salivary
tearing can induce a microcystic
corneal edema, which is temporary,
but can lead to epithelial defects.
44. E. Anti-Inflammatory Therapy
1. Cyclosporine
2. Corticosteroids
3. Tetracyclines
a. Properties of tetracyclines and their
derivatives
1) Antibacterial properties
2) Anti-inflammatory
3) Anti-angiogenic properties
45. Essential fatty acids
Environmental strategies:
Use of room humidifiers
Avoid extreme/harsh environmental
conditions.