Patient-Reported Symptoms Versus Clinician-Measured Signs to Distinguish Sjogren's in Patients With Dry Eye

Michael X. Lin; Julia Zeng; David Cui; Lee W. Guo; Gavin Li; Kyle Munar; Michela Montecchi-Palmer; Ian J Saldanha; Esen K. Akpek

doi:10.1167/tvst.15.1.27

January 22, 2026Translational Vision Science & TechnologyOpen Access

Patient-Reported Symptoms Versus Clinician-Measured Signs to Distinguish Sjogren's in Patients With Dry Eye

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Key Points

To explore how patient-reported symptoms compare to clinician-measured signs in diagnosing Sjogren's syndrome in dry eye patients.
Examined ocular surface vital dye staining techniques.
Conducted patient interviews regarding dry mouth complaints.
Analyzed the correlation between symptoms and signs for diagnostic purposes.
Vital dye staining was effective in assessing the ocular surface condition.
Patient-reported dry mouth complaints aided in the decision to conduct laboratory work-up for Sjogren's.
Clear distinctions emerged between symptoms and clinician-measured signs for better Sjogren's diagnosis.

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Implication

Observational analysis identifies symptoms versus signs to improve Sjogren's diagnosis in dry eye cases, suggesting better screening approaches.

Abstract

Ocular surface vital dye staining and inquiring about dry mouth complaints can be helpful to determine whether Sjogren's laboratory work-up should be considered in patients presenting with dry eye disease.

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Lin et al. (2026) studied this question.

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