| Title |
Ocular dryness assessment in Saudi employees working indoors and outdoors
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Optometry, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.2147/opto.s163303 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Raied Fagehi, Hani Ghazal, Saad Alrabiah, Ali Abusharha, Saud Alanazi, Ali Alsaqr, Ali Masmali |
| Abstract |
To investigate dry eye disease in Saudi employees working in indoor and outdoor environments. A single-center randomized controlled study was carried out in an optometry clinic, to assess the ocular dryness of 24 male employees (12 indoor and 12 outdoor employees, mean age 36.4±2.5 years). The Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire was used to assess ocular dryness. Tear film assessment was carried out using phenol red thread (PRT), tear film osmolarity test, and fluorescein tears breakup time (FTBUT) with slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Both indoor and outdoor employees showed mild-to-moderate ocular dryness. A significant difference (P=0.004) was found for the tear quality test (FTBUT) between the indoor (8.58±4.8) and outdoor (5.54±1.3) employees. However, no significant differences for the tear quantity tests (tear osmolarity and PRT) between the indoor and outdoor employees were observed. Dry eye cases were detected in both groups. This might be due to the hot dry environment in Riyadh and the use of air conditioners commonly used indoors. A significant difference was observed for the tear film stability, which might be due to the effect of environment and/or visual display unit use. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 13% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 7% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 7% |
| Psychology | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 47% |
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