A study of assess the prevalence of dry eye and its associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Dry eye is a major tear deficiency disorder which affects millions of people worldwide. Dry eye refers to disorders of the tear film due to reduced tear production and/or excessive tear evaporation associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive, cross sectional study carried out at Ophthalmology out-patient department (OPD) of G.C.R.G Institute of medical sciences BKT Lucknow U.P. from December 2016 to March 2018. Results: In our study, among all the associated risk factors majority of the patients 58 (58%) had dry eyes due to other causes which includes pterygium, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, vitamin A deficiency and senile. 17 (17%) patients were found with allergy& keratitis was found in 12(12%) patients. Conclusion: Proper counseling of the patients regarding the chronic nature disease with long term treatment and preventive measures are necessary to relieve ocular discomfort and ensure patient satisfaction with a better quality of life.