Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Dry Eye Syndrome among Senior High School Students in a County of Shandong Province, China

Zhang, Ying; Chen, Hongmei; Wu, Xinyi

doi:10.3109/09286586.2012.670742

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“…28 However, the lower prevalence compared to the current study might be due to the hospital-based nature of the former study, which is likely to underestimate the true dry eye prevalence, because most dry eye patients resort to selfmedication. 29 Yun et al 25 reported a prevalence of 50.6% via OSDI among university students in Korea which is similar to 48.1% via OSDI in this study, whereas Zhang et al 29 reported a prevalence of 23.7% among senior high students in China. The prevalence rate here showed a relatively high prevalence of dry eye among undergraduate university students in Ghana.…”

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“…The total OSDI score was calculated for each participant based on the following formula: sum of scores of all questions answered multiplied by 25 divided by the total number of questions answered. Participants were grouped into 4 categories by the OSDI score: normal (scores 0-12), mild dry eye symptoms (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22), moderate dry eye symptoms (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32), and severe dry eye symptoms (33-100). 26 The standard patient evaluation of eye dryness (SPEED) questionnaire developed by Tear-Science (Morrisville, NC) is a valid and repeatable questionnaire for dry eye.…”

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Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana

Asiedu

Kyei

Boampong

et al. 2017

Eye &Amp; Contact Lens: Science &Amp; Clinical Practice

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The prevalence of symptomatic dry eye among undergraduate students in Ghana is high and it is associated with self-medication with over-the-counter eye drops, allergies, use of oral contraceptive, windy conditions, very low humid areas, air-conditioned rooms, and sex. Relevant input directed against modifiable risks factors may have a positive impact on the well-being of undergraduate students in Ghana.

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Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana

Asiedu

Kyei

Boampong

et al. 2017

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“…Recent epidemiological studies report dry eye symptoms in about 25% of high school students and 30 – 65% office workers. [15-21]…”

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Image-guided evaluation and monitoring of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease

Qazi

Aggarwal

Hamrah

2014

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common ocular disorders worldwide. The pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development of DED are not well understood and thus treating DED has been a significant challenge for ophthalmologists. Most of the currently available diagnostic tests demonstrate low correlation to patient symptoms and have low reproducibility. Recently, sophisticated in vivo imaging modalities have become available for patient care, namely, in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). These emerging modalities are powerful and non-invasive, allowing real-time visualization of cellular and anatomical structures of the cornea and ocular surface. Here we discuss how, by providing both qualitative and quantitative assessment, these techniques can be used to demonstrate early subclinical disease, grade layer-by-layer severity, and allow monitoring of disease severity by cellular alterations. Imaging-guided stratification of patients may also be possible in conjunction with clinical examination methods. Visualization of subclinical changes and stratification of patients in vivo, allows objective image-guided evaluation of tailored treatment response based on cellular morphological alterations specific to each patient. This image-guided approach to DED may ultimately improve patient outcomes and allow studying the efficacy of novel therapies in clinical trials.

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“…For China, the largest developing country, new lifestyles driven by information technology and the rapid ageing process have brought DED a severe public health concern in both young and old generations [4,22,23]. The latest systematic review and meta-analysis of DED prevalence in China conducted by N Liu, et al revealed a pooled DED prevalence of 17.0%, by using prevalence estimates from 12 individual studies.…”

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Variations of dry eye disease prevalence by age, sex and geographic characteristics in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Song¹,

Xia²,

Wang³

et al. 2018

Journal of Global Health

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BackgroundDry eye disease (DED) is one of the most prevalent ocular diseases in the world. In China, new lifestyles driven by information technology and the rapid ageing process have brought DED a severe public health concern. The aim of our study was to obtain the pooled prevalence of DED in China and explore its potential correlates.MethodsA comprehensive systematic review was conducted to identify all relevant literature published since 1990. Meta-analysis and meta-regression approaches were adopted to estimate the prevalence of DED. The number of people with DED was obtained by multiplying the corresponding demographic data in 2010.ResultsAdvanced age, female sex and larger latitude were significant risk factors for DED by symptoms and signs, whereas only advanced age was positively associated with an increased prevalence of DED by symptoms. In 2010, the prevalence of DED by symptoms and signs were 13.55% (95% CI = 10.00-18.05) and that of DED by symptoms was 31.40% (95% CI = 23.02-41.13) in Chinese people aged 5-89 years, corresponding to a total of 170.09 million (95% CI = 125.52-226.63) and 394.13 million (95% CI = 288.99-516.30) affected individuals respectively.ConclusionsThe huge burden of DED in China calls for more public health attention and actions. Improved epidemiological studies on DED prevalence are still urgently needed.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Dry Eye Syndrome among Senior High School Students in a County of Shandong Province, China

Abstract: Senior high school students are a neglected population with a high prevalence of DES. Preventive measures directed against risks factors for DES among senior high school students may help reduce the prevalence and provide a positive impact on students' health.

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Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana

Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana

Image-guided evaluation and monitoring of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease

Variations of dry eye disease prevalence by age, sex and geographic characteristics in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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