| Autor: |
Wazir, Junaid Faisal, Ghayyor, Fahad, Khan, Aimal, Jadoon, Zahid, Sadiqullah |
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Ophthalmology Update; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p499-503, 5p |
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Objective: To investigate risk factors for dry eyes syndrome in a hospital based population. Material and Methods: It was a hospital based case-control study conducted in Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from January 2nd 2017 to June 30th 2017 in which age and sex matched population was enrolled with cases and controls of ratio 1:2 with 55 cases and 110 controls from the respective families. Both the cases and controls were thoroughly examined with the help of slit lamp and were under gone various ophthalmological tests for dry eyes (measurement of tear film breakup time, Schirmer test, and corneal fluorescein staining). The data including demographic characteristics and lifestyle habits were collected using a questionnaire. The results were analyzed by different statistical tests using SPSS version 20. Results: The risk factors showed significant association of dry eyes syndrome were the following with diabetes (odds ratio OR 1.608; 95% confidence interval CI, 1.003 to 1.9824), Conclusion: This hospital based case control study revealed that dry eyes syndrome has several exposures and were significantly associated with diabetes, post-traumatic stress disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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