Analysis of diagnostic tests in patients with dry eye and hypothyroidism: an observational study.

Grupos de investigación

• Medicina Comunitaria y Salud Colectiva

  Investigador principal

  Alexandra Porras Ramirez

Resumen

Colombia is a country with a high prevalence of hypothyroidism, approximately 18.5% compared to the rest of Latin American countries, which is estimated at 10%. That is why in the ophthalmology consultation we find a large proportion of patients with this disease and who also present symptoms of dry eye. When conducting a search in the medical literature, most publications refer to the clinical presentation of dry eye in hyperthyroidism, which is why the main objective of this study is to evaluate tear function tests in the diagnosis of dry eye in patients with hypothyroidism.

Keywords

• Dry eye, Hipotiroidismo, Hypothyroidism, Ocular surface, Ojo seco, Superficie ocular