Study of prevalence of dry eye disease in bank employees
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim To find out the correlation of working hours on computers and severity of dry eye disease in bank employeesMaterials and Methods Study was done on in total 300 bank employees in the age group of 25 to 45 years All the cases were divided into 3 groups depending on duration of working hours on monitor Group A 0 hours to 3 hours Group B 3 hours to 6 hours and Group C 6 hours to 9 hours No statistically significant difference was found gender and age wise amongst 3 groups In Group A mean age was 2935 55 in Group B it was 3017 551 and in Group C it was 3028 552 On the basis of OSDI Questionnaire Schirmers test and tear film break up time TFBUT severity of dry eye was assessedResults With OSDI Questionnaire mild to moderate dry eye was found in GR A 12 GRConclusion OSDI questionnaire combined with Schirmers test and TFBUT is a useful tool to assess dry eye disease OSDI is a very important tool for functional assessment Simple remedies like position of monitors and frequent blinking can improve the work efficiencyKeywords Dry eye disease Schirmers test Tear film break up time TFBUT Computer vision syndrome visual display terminus
Authors and Affiliations
Vasudha Damle, Prakash Chand Agarwal, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
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- DOI 10.18231/2581-5016.2018.0020
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