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KMID : 1159320220240010079
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Korean Journal of Vision Science
2022 Volume.24 No. 1 p.79 ~ p.91
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Study on the Causes of Dry Eye in Young Adults
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Lee Min-Ji
Lee Koon-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose : To evaluate the cause of dry eye in youth, comparison between the tear film of normal eye and dry eye was performed.
Methods : For 24 young adults (48 eyes, 11 males, 13 females, average age 22.04±2.01 years old), dry eyes were screened using the SPEED dry eye questionnaire, and compared tear test results of dry eyes with those of normal eyes. The amount of tear was evaluated by OCCUTUBE, and the stability of the tear film was evaluated by the tear film break-up time test (TBUT).
Tear lipid layer thickness (LLT), blinking pattern, and meibomian gland damage were measured with LIPIVIEW II® and analyzed using Image J® program.
Results : In the dry eyes, the SPEED questionnaire score was measured as high as 10.63±3.78 points, the TBUT was 3.39±0.89 s, and OCCUTUBE measurement was 2.67±0.92 mm, which was significantly shorter than those of the normal eye (4.04±0.83 s, 3.44±1.42 mm) (p=0.019, p=0.039, respectively). The rate of incomplete blinking in the dry eyes was 66.88±33.43%, which was higher than 23.63±25.66% in normal eyes, however, there was no significant difference between LLT and meibomian gland damage.
Conclusion : As a result of screening dry eyes with the SPEED questionnaire, the percentage of dry eyes was very high in young people, and dry eye symptoms were associated with tear volume, TBUT, and incomplete blinking.
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KEYWORD
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Dry eye, , Lipiview, Partial blinking, TBUT, Tear volume
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