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Table 1 Frequencies for 13 Blepharitis Symptoms at Beginning of Treatment and Test-Retest Reliability Over 7 Days (Screening Untill Beginning of Treatment)

From: Development and evaluation of a measure of patient-reported symptoms of Blepharitis

Symptomsa

None of the time

Occasionally

Frequently

All of the time

Spearman correlation1

Eyes that itch

14%

38%

36%

12%

0.58

Eyes that burn

25%

34%

30%

10%

0.62

Eyelids feel heavy or puffy

27%

30%

26%

17%

0.66

Feel like something in your eye

20%

36%

31%

13%

0.61

Dry eyes

24%

26%

31%

19%

0.74

Gritty eyes

27%

32%

28%

12%

0.65

Irritated eyes

15%

30%

35%

19%

0.60

Eyes that tear or water

27%

33%

27%

13%

0.69

Crusty eyes

34%

36%

23%

8%

0.61

Flaking from your eyelids

49%

27%

18%

6%

0.68

Eyelids that are stuck together

60%

27%

11%

3%

0.64

Red eyes or eyelids

23%

26%

29%

23%

0.71

Debris like pieces of skin or dandruff in your eyes

50%

27%

16%

7%

0.64

  1. aNumber of responses to symptoms items ranged from 897 to 904
  2. 1All correlations significant at p < .001