Prevalence of dry eye, its categorization (Dry Eye Workshop II), and pathological correlation: A tertiary care study

Purpose: To study the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED), further categorize using DEWS II protocol, grade squamous metaplasia in each group, and determine associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based study screened 897 patients ≥30 years via sys...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2023-04, Vol.71 (4), p.1454-1458
Main Authors: Bhatt, Kriti, Singh, Satyaprakash, Singh, Kamaljeet, Kumar, Santosh, Dwivedi, Kshama
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Cataracts
categorization
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cytology
dews ii
Diagnosis
dry eye
Dry eye syndromes
Dry Eye Syndromes - diagnosis
Dry Eye Syndromes - epidemiology
Dry Eye Syndromes - metabolism
Eye diseases
Female
Humans
impression cytology
Metaplasia
Middle Aged
Original
Patients
Prevalence
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Statistics
Tears - metabolism
Tertiary Healthcare
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Summary:Purpose: To study the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED), further categorize using DEWS II protocol, grade squamous metaplasia in each group, and determine associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based study screened 897 patients ≥30 years via systematic random sampling. Patients with both symptoms and signs as defined by the Dry Eye Workshop II protocol were considered as DED, further categorized, and subjected to impression cytology. Categorical data were assessed using the Chi-square test. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In total, 265 (of 897) patients were defined as DED based on the presence of symptoms (DEQ-5 ≥6) and at least one positive sign (fluorescein breakup time [FBUT]
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/IJO.IJO_2591_22