Review Article
Diagnostic Procedures and Management of Dry Eye
Table 1
Classification of dry eye.
| Dry eye | Tear deficient (hyposecretive) | Evaporative (hyperevaporative) | Sjoergen’s syndrome | Non-Sjögren’s tear deficiency | Intrinsic | Extrinsic |
| Primary | Lacrimal disease/deficiency | Oil deficient | Topical drug preservatives | Secondary | Lacrimal obstruction | Lid related | Vitamin A deficiency | | Reflex block | Low blink rate | Contact lens related | | | | Ocular surface change | | | | Drug related |
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