Ocular Surface Status in Individuals Having Long-Term Occupational Sunlight Exposure
| Autor: | Amir Asharlous, Asgar Doostdar, Hamed Akbari, Amir Rakhshan, Mohammad Ghasemi, Mehdi Khabazkhoob |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | ACTA MEDICA IRANICA. |
| ISSN: | 1735-9694 0044-6025 |
| Popis: | To investigate the ocular surface status in individuals having long-term occupational sunlight exposure. This study was carried out with a historical cohort design. Long-term occupational sunlight exposure was considered the main exposure. The exposure group included individuals who had direct sunlight exposure in their workplace (124 people with a mean age range of 31.6±6.32), and the non-exposure group was comprised of 182 people (mean age range of 31.6±6.32) who worked indoors and had no long-term exposure to sunlight during work hours. The mean of TBUT in the Sun-exposure group (10.91±6.64 sec.) was significantly lower than the non-exposure one (13.91±9.67 sec.) (P=0.001). 42.9 percent of the members of the non-exposure and 58.9 of the sun-exposure group demonstrated TBUT values lower than 10 seconds. While the mean of OSDI in the exposure group was higher than in the non-exposure group, this difference was not statistically significant. Based on the OSDI results, 51.6 percent of the non-exposure group and 58.9 percent of the exposure group suffered from dry eye. The prevalence of diseases such as Pterygium, blepharitis, and pinguecula in the sun-exposure group was significantly higher than in the non-exposure group (P |
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