The Influence of Work Environment Factors on the OcularSurface in a One-Year Follow-Up Prospective Clinical Study.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of environmental working conditions on the symptoms and signs of dry eye disease and to examine whether and how those conditions impact the ocular surface. This single-center, prospective clinical study with a 1-year follow-up included 150 patients. The following parameters were evaluated: non-invasive keratograph break-up time (NIKBUT), tear meniscus height (TMH), and conjunctival and limbal hyperemia. We also performed staining of the surface of the eye for simulated fluorescein images, Schirmer's test I, assessment of Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), and an Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. In the OW (office workers) group, in people working > 4 h at the computer, the NIKBUT before work and the Schirmer test results w

SUBMITTER: Chlasta-Twardzik E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7996489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature