Dry eye disease: Prevalence, distribution and determinants in a hospital-based population

Abstract Objectives To determine the prevalence, distribution and risk factors for dry eye disease (DED) in a tertiary ophthalmic outpatient population. Methods The study was a cross-sectional descriptive hospital-based survey conducted at the Eye clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospita...

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Published in:Contact lens & anterior eye 2014-06, Vol.37 (3), p.157-161
Main Authors: Onwubiko, Stella N, Eze, Boniface I, Udeh, Nnemma N, Arinze, Obinna C, Onwasigwe, Ernest N, Umeh, Rich E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data
Child
Determinants
Dry eye
Dry Eye Syndromes - diagnosis
Dry Eye Syndromes - epidemiology
Educational Status
Female
Hospital
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, University - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Population
Prevalence
Sex Distribution
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Objectives To determine the prevalence, distribution and risk factors for dry eye disease (DED) in a tertiary ophthalmic outpatient population. Methods The study was a cross-sectional descriptive hospital-based survey conducted at the Eye clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, between September and December, 2011. The participants comprised adult ophthalmic outpatients aged 18 years or older. Participants’ sociodemographic data were obtained. Dry eye disease was assessed subjectively with the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire; and objectively with Schirmer's test and Tear-film Break-up Time (TBUT). An OSDI score of ≥50 with a TBUT of
ISSN:1367-0484
1476-5411
DOI:10.1016/j.clae.2013.09.009