Disorders of lacrimal system
Description
dry eye syndrome: Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Filamentary keratitis or erosion of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium may be caused by these disorders. Sensation of the presence of a foreign body in the eye and burning of the eyes may occur.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_LACRIMALSYSTEM |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H04 |
| Include | H7_DACRYOADENITIS, H7_LACRIGLAND, H7_EPIPHORA, H7_LACRIMINFLAMACU, H7_LACRIMINFLAMCHRON, H7_STENOLACRI, H7_LACRIPAS, H7_LACRINAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3604 | 2613 | 991 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.72 | 3.48 | 1.73 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 56.05 | 55.44 | 57.68 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 24.78 | 25.79 | 22.1 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.05 | 2.41 | 4.74 |