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OSDI

The OSDI is a 12-item symptom questionnaire designed to screen for and grade the severity of dry eye disease and other ocular surface disorders. Developed by Schiffman, Christianson, and colleagues (2000), it quantifies patient-reported ocular irritation and visual function limitations across frequency and impact domains. The OSDI is the most widely used screening tool for dry eye in clinical practice, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies worldwide.

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Ocular Surface Disease Index
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / ophthalmology
  • Schiffman, R. M., Christianson, M. D., Jacobsen, G., Hirsch, J. D., & Reis, B. L. (2000). Reliability and validity of the Ocular Surface Disease Index. Arch Ophthalmol, 118(5), 615-621. · DOI 10.1001/archopht.118.5.615
  • Begley, C. G., Chalmers, R. L., Abetz, L., & Vensel, B. (2003). The relationship between habitual patient-reported symptoms and clinical signs among patients with dry eye of varying severity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 44(10), 4753-4761. · DOI 10.1167/iovs.03-0270
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