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Chronic Dry Eye Toolkit


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This toolkit presents information about chronic dry eye. It includes the following:

  • Dry eye hot jobs fact sheet
  • Chronic dry eye overview
    • What is chronic dry eye?
    • What causes dry eye?
    • How do I know if I have dry eye?
    • How is chronic dry eye diagnosed?
    • How can I treat my dry eyes?
    • When should I talk to my eye doctor about my dry eyes?
  • Fast facts
    • The basics of dry eyes
    • What causes chronic dry eye?
    • Diagnosing dry eye
    • Treating chronic dry eye
    • Preventing chronic dry eye
  • Questions to ask
  • Interactive dry eye quiz
  • Tips to manage chronic dry eye
  • Resources

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.healthywomen.org/condition/dry-eye-syndrome

Developer

National Women's Health Resource Center

Funding Sources

Allergan, Inc.


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related


Related Resources

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology. [Web site]. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.aao.org/.
  • American Optometric Association. [Web site]. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.aoa.org/.
  • Lighthouse International. [Web site]. New York (NY): Lighthouse International; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.lighthouse.org/.
  • National Eye Institute. [Web site]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (NIH); [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.nei.nih.gov/ .
  • Prevent Blindness America. [Web site]. Chicago (IL): Prevent Blindness America; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.preventblindness.org/.
  • The Cornea Society. [Web site]. Fairfax (VA): Cornea Society; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.corneasociety.org/.
  • The Glaucoma Foundation. [Web site]. New York (NY): Glaucoma Foundation; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/.
  • Women's Eye Health Task Force. [Web site]. Boston (MA): Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.; [accessed 2008 May 12]. Available at: http://www.womenseyehealth.org/.

History

  • Release Date: 06/2005
  • Review Date: 07/2007
  • Recent Summary: 05/2008
  • Original Summary: 07/2006
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Dry eye syndromes
Stage of Care: spacer Chronic care
Setting of Care: spacer Home > Patient self-management
Patient Care Process: spacer Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Assessment; Chronic-disease management; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving patient self-management; Patient education; Provider-patient communication
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format: spacer Fact sheet; Questionnaire/Survey; Toolkit
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related
Developer: spacer National Women's Health Resource Center
Funding Sources: spacer Allergan, Inc.

 

Last updated: November 04, 2009.

 

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