High incidence of dry eye in young children with allergic conjunctivitis in Southwest China

Autor: Xinke Chen, Qing Liu, Ning Ke, Lin Chen, Jing Fang, Lian-Hong Pi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Acta Ophthalmologica. 94:e727-e730
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/aos.13093
Popis: Purpose To identify the prevalence of dry eye in pediatric population with allergic conjunctivitis in Southwest China. Methods A single-centre, prospective, case–control study conducted between May 2015 and December 2015 included 40 children, 3–6 years of age, with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) or perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC) and 40 age- and gender-matched children undergoing medical healthy examination without history of allergy or dry eye as a control. A dry eye score system (DESS) was administered to both groups. Slit-lamp examinations including tear film break-up time (TFBUT) and fluorescent corneal staining (FCS) were performed. Correlation analyses were performed to evaluate associations between measures of dry eye and signs and symptoms of AC. Results The prevalence of dry eye was 97.5% (78/80 eyes) in cases and 27.50% (22/80 eyes) in controls. Mean DESS score was 4.75 ± 2.22 in the case group and 0.80 ± 1.22 in the control group (p
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