Distribution of aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye in a clinic-based patient cohort: a retrospective study.

Purpose:To evaluate in a general clinic-based cohort of patients with dry eye disease (DED) the distribution of patients with aqueous-deficient or evaporative subtype of DED.Methods:Schirmer tests and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) (Foulks–Bron scoring) were evaluated in both eyes of 299 normal s