Epidemiology of symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in Jordan: A cross-sectional non-clinical population-based study

Bakkar, May M.; Shihadeh, Wisam; Khader, Yousef

doi:10.1016/j.clae.2016.01.003

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“…Also, he described that people who work outdoors have a lower risk of dry eye symptoms. [13] In accord with many other reports, [8,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] in the present study, women presented higher scores OSDI scores than men; thus, gender differences may have influenced differences between the two groups since there was a higher ratio of women among office workers. However, after correction for gender in the multivariate analyses, statistically significant differences linked to gender disappeared.…”

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“…Contact lens use has been associated with DES, [15,18,20,23,24] in our study, we found a higher score on the OSDI questionnaire in CL users compared with nonusers. However, when performing multivariate analysis, this influence lower the OR, probably due to the presence of more CL users among office workers [23] than among construction workers.…”

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Symptoms of ocular surface disease in construction workers: comparative study with office workers.

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Purpose: To investigate and contrast the prevalence of dry eye symptoms in construction workers and office workers using the OSDI questionnaire. Methods:A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted using the OSDI questionnaire to evaluate dry eye symptoms and associated risk factors. Sampled size calculation with a power of 80% and a 95% degree of confidence suggested the inclusion of 298 participants. Results:We studied 304 subjects (149 construction workers and 155 office workers). More than half (55%) of the participants presented dry eye symptoms (OSDI > 12). The average OSDI score was 21.30 ± 22.20 points, being lower in the group of construction workers (12.45±17.50) than in-office workers (28.51±22.99) (p <0.001). Considering participants who had moderate and severe symptoms (23 to 100 points in OSDI), office workers presented dry eye symptoms 4.15 times more frequently than construction workers (OR 4.15, 95% CI 2.52, 6.85). Women presented statistical evidence of higher OSDI scores than men (32.47 ± 23.72 vs. 14.87 ± 18.48, respectively). Conclusions:Construction workers have four times less risk of presenting dry eye symptoms than people working in the average office space highlighting the pernicious effects of some of the conditions in the office environment to the ocular surface.

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Symptoms of ocular surface disease in construction workers: comparative study with office workers.

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“…Participants were interviewed in using the Arabic version of the OSDI questionnaire by trained surveyors. A pilot study revealed that the Arabic questionnaire was easily administered, socio-culturally acceptable and understandable [3].…”

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“…In another recent study in KSA but in a different region (Al-Ahsa) the prevalence of dry eye disease was reported at 32% based on presence of one or more of DED symptoms in a frequency of often or constantly [34]. In a cross sectional study that conducted in Jordan and based on OSDI questionnaire, it was reported that 59% of the study population reported an OSDI score equal or greater than 20 and accordingly considered DED symptomatic [3]. In Iran, a study was conducted among 40-64 years old population in one city reported a prevalence of DED of 8.7% based on an OSDI score of 23 or higher and presence of one positive sign of DED [4].…”

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“…The prevalence of DED has been reported in many countries around the world, with a range of between 9.5-90% [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. This variation has been suggested to be influenced by geographical location, the variety of the population studied, variation in diagnostic criteria used with an observed lack of standard diagnostic criteria across all studied.…”

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of dry eye disease in 16 northern West bank towns in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

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Background: Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease of the interpalpebral ocular surface and tear film that leads to discomfort, fatigue and disturbance in vision. DED affects patients' quality of life and leads eventually to decrease of productivity. Moreover, it has a considerable socioeconomic burden. It is a growing underdiagnosed health issue and the possible associated risk factors are very common and keep growing worldwide. Purpose: To assess the prevalence of DED and potential associated risk factors in the Northern West Bank of Palestine. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 16 selected towns in Northern West Bank governorates during December 2016 to September 2017. An interviewer-assisted Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire was used to study DED symptoms in the study population. Further evaluation of clinical signs of DED was performed using the following objective tests: tear film break-up time (TBUT), fluorescein corneal staining (FL/S) and Schirmer test. Subjects with an OSDI score of 13 or above were considered symptomatic of DED, and DED was defined if an OSDI score ≥ 13 is accompanied by at least one of the following signs in the worse eye: TBUT ≤10 s, Schirmer score ≤ 5 mm and fluorescein corneal staining ≥ grade 1. Results: Seven hundred sixty-nine subjects were recruited from the general non-clinical population in the West Bank. The mean age of participants was 43.61 ± 18.57 years ranging from 18 to 90 years. Females constitute 52.7% of the study population. Based on the diagnostic criteria, the prevalence of DED was 64% (95% confidence interval 60.6-67.3). DED was significantly associated with female gender p = (0.001) and older age p = (0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of DED is high in the study population. Older age and female gender were associated risk factors with the development of DED.

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Assessment of risk factors on eye dryness in young adults using visual display device in both contact lens wearers and non-wearers

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Purpose Researchers are interested in examining the impact of visual display devices (VDDs) on the development of dry eye illness because their use is becoming more common among college students. The goal of this study was to see if there was a link between certain risk factors and the development of eye dryness in VDDs using young adults who wore contact lenses and those who did not. Methods The self-administrated survey was hosted in Google Forms, sent via e-mail to the participants. It consisted of two parts of assessing different risk factors (i.e., environmental conditions, angle of gaze, and years of VDD use) with contact lens use and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. The OSDI scores of the entire sample who suffer from dry eye and the subgroup using contact lenses were calculated. The relationship between different risk factors with the OSDI scores was also assessed. Results A total of 274 young adults from college students and academic staff (216 female, 58 male) were suffering from eye dryness. Eighty-eight of the 274 participants wore contact lenses. The mean OSDI scores of the 274 young adults were 32.92. Mean OSDI scores in contact lens wearers and non-wearers were 34.36 and 32.24, respectively ( p < 0.01). There was a statistically significant relationship between OSDI score and indoor environmental conditions in computer using VDD group. Using a computer in a dark environment and above the line of sight resulted in a higher OSDI scores. Females who wore contact lenses while using a computer for more than three years had significantly higher OSDI scores than non-wearer females. Tablet type VDD use increased the mean ODSI scores of the contact lens wearers significantly. Conclusions Dry eye symptoms were shown to be increased in the contact lens wearer group with the increased duration of computer VDD use, decreased indoor environmental brightness conditions, and above the line of sight.

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Epidemiology of symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in Jordan: A cross-sectional non-clinical population-based study

Cited by 62 publications

References 35 publications

Symptoms of ocular surface disease in construction workers: comparative study with office workers.

Symptoms of ocular surface disease in construction workers: comparative study with office workers.

Prevalence and associated risk factors of dry eye disease in 16 northern West bank towns in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Assessment of risk factors on eye dryness in young adults using visual display device in both contact lens wearers and non-wearers

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