Prevalence of symptoms of dry eye disease in an urban Indian population

Prevalence of symptoms of dry eye disease in an urban Indian population

Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in an urban population in India. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a two-stage cluster sampling procedure was conducted across 50 municipal wards in the city of Raipur, India, between December 20...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 1061 - 1066
Main Authors: Chatterjee, Samrat, Agrawal, Deepshikha, Sanowar, Gul, Kandoi, Rushi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-05-2021
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Subjects:
Burning
Demographic aspects
dry eye disease
Dry eye syndromes
epidemiology
Eye diseases
Health aspects
Original
Population
Population studies
population-based
Population-based studies
prevalence
Risk factors
Statistics
symptoms
Urban population
India
symptoms
epidemiology
prevalence
Dry eye disease
population-based
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Summary:Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in an urban population in India. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a two-stage cluster sampling procedure was conducted across 50 municipal wards in the city of Raipur, India, between December 2019 and February 2020, to include 2500 households. Interviewers collected demographic and lifestyle data from participants aged ≥20 years. DED symptoms were assessed using a standard six-item validated questionnaire. The presence of one or more of the six dry eye symptoms often or all the time was considered positive for DED symptoms. Results: In this study, 2378 people completed the survey of whom 1397 (58.7%) were males and 981 (41.3%) were females. The crude and overall age-adjusted prevalence for any positive symptom was 6.5% and 6.8% (95% CI: 5.8-7.8%), respectively. The commonest symptom was red eyes (2.8%) followed by burning sensation (1.8%), foreign body sensation (1.7%), dry eyes (1.2%), gummy eyes (1.2%), and crusts on eyelashes (0.8%). The associated risk factors were female sex, use of digital display, smoking and stay in an air-conditioned environment. Conclusion: The prevalence of DED symptoms in this urban Indian population was less than the prevalence reported in most other population-based studies from outside India, and lower than other hospital-based studies from India. Hence, DED prevalence in India is either lower than current estimates or is non-uniform in distribution.
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ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1796_20