Ocular Surface Disease Index and Dry Eye Parameters in Hand Osteoarthritis

Evaluation of Relationship Between Ocular Surface Disease Index and Test Parameters of Dry Eye in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis: The Search for a New Predictive Marker

This study investigates whether the relationship between the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and dry eye parameters can be used as a predictive marker in patients diagnosed with hand osteoarthritis. Symptoms and signs of dry eye are assessed using the OSDI questionnaire, Schirmer I-II tests, tear break-up time (TBUT), Oxford Grading Scheme for surface staining, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for tear meniscus height.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with dry eye complaints.
• Patients previously diagnosed with hand osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of inflammatory rheumatic or autoimmune inflammatory diseases detected by blood tests