3/
Table 2
Dry eye (DE) signs in the ME/#CFS & control groups

*More abnormal sign from right or left eye
Control Individuals who served in 1990-91 who don't meet the criteria for GWI
TBUT Tear break-up time
MMP-9 ocular surface matrix metalloproteinase 9

#EyeHealth #Ophthalmology #DryEye @mecfs #DryEyes #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #MyalgicE #PwME

2/
Table 1.

Dry eye (DE) questionnaire scores in the ME/#CFS & control groups

OSDI Ocular Surface Disease Index
DEQ-5 Dry Eye Questionnaire 5
NRS Numerical Rating Scale
NPSI-E Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory modified for the Eye

#Ophthalmology #DryEye @MEcfs #DryEyes #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #MyalgicE #PwME

🧵
New from US:

Symptoms and signs of dry eye in US veterans with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

"Individuals who met criteria for ME/#CFS had more severe ocular surface pain, but similar signs of DE [dry eye], compared to controls. This suggests nerve, & not tear, abnormalities contribute to ocular surface pain in #MECFS"

https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2790532

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #MyalgicE #PwME #Ophthalmology #DryEye #DryEyes

1/

Trigeminal nerve stimulation (vibration) in dry eye treatment

Cure Dry Eyes With A Toothbrush? - Neurostimulation Dry Eye Treatment Explained
https://youtu.be/6-eYSAk--EQ

#DryEye #dysautonomia #Sjogrens

Dry eye
Affecting many
Probiotics may help
Healing, soothing, relief
Cure?

#dryeye #probiotics #treatment #eyehealth #cinquain #poetry

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/a-probiotic-may-help-treat-dry-eye-disease-according-to-a-study-in-mice

Anyone else with #DryEye / #DryEyeSyndrome find that cold weather makes their eyes worse? 👀

I really try and limit my time on social media cos of of the old #dryeye syndrome, but Mastodon is making it super tricky with all of its lovely #art eye candy. There’s a wealth of talent on here 💥👀💥

#TwitterMigration #MastoArt

@longcovid hi. Nice to have found you. I'd COVID in March and have it again right now. It's hard to know where one condition begins and another ends as my multiple conditions all cause #BrainFog #ChronicFatigue #ChronicPain etc but COVID also left me with probable #arthritis (awaiting rheum) #DryEye and #DryNose it left my husband with #ChronicHeadache

#covid

So day 2 of isolation. I've still no symptoms other than my #DryEye and #DryNose caused by my first COVID infection at the start of this year are flaring up. I have been relieved to read that the fact i have had my #vaccine #booster means that I should be carrying a lower viral load and therefore my family should remain uninfected. From my pov this makes the vaccinations a full success because I've protected those closest to me and I'm not severely ill.