Publications by authors named "Devika Agrawal"
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric dentistry revolves around understanding child development and tailoring dental practices specifically for children, which includes customizing tools and technology to meet their unique needs.
- This study is the first comprehensive exploration of resizing dental tools for children, synthesizing existing literature and addressing significant research gaps in the field.
- A survey revealed that while there is a high awareness of kid-sized dentistry among dentists, there is a notable gap in the practical application of these tools, especially among general dentists.
Significance: Patients with dry eye frequently report difficulty with reading. However, the impact of dry eye on reading has not been studied in detail. This study shows the unfavorable effect of dry eye on reading speed and offers mechanisms that may be responsible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We evaluated the validity of a single dry eye severity measure estimated using Rasch analysis from a battery of clinical tests and patient symptoms.
Methods: This study included 203 dry eye patients and 51 controls. Administered tests included the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), tear osmolarity, Schirmer's test, noninvasive break-up time, and ocular surface staining.
Purpose: To demonstrate the effects of prolonged silent reading on tear film and ocular surface parameters.
Design: Prospective, observational clinical study.
Participants: A total of 177 patients with dry eye and 34 normal controls aged 50 years and older.
Purpose: To investigate the value of 3 novel autoantibodies [salivary protein 1 (SP1), carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA6), and parotid secretory protein (PSP)] in differentiating Sjögren's syndrome (SS)-related dry eye from non-SS dry eye.
Methods: Forty-six dry eye patients with SS (SS dry eye), 14 dry eye patients without SS (non-SS dry eye), and 25 controls were included. The 2012 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria were used for the diagnosis of SS.
Purpose: To analyze the distribution of tear film osmolarity in patients with dry eye and its association with other ocular surface parameters.
Methods: Tear osmolarity and other quantitative dry eye parameters were obtained from patients with 1) clinically significant dry eye (significant symptoms and ocular surface staining, n = 131), 2) symptoms-only dry eye (significant symptoms but no significant ocular surface staining, n = 52), and 3) controls (no significant symptoms or staining, n = 42).
Results: Tear osmolarity varied significantly across groups (P = 0.