Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK.
Ophthalmic Res. 2010;43(1):11-7. doi: 10.1159/000246573. Epub 2009 Oct 14.
The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of optometrists and ophthalmologists, located in a number of different countries, towards diagnostic tests and therapies for dry eye disease.
A web-based questionnaire was used to survey attitudes using forced-choice questions and Likert scales.
Sixty-one respondents (23 ophthalmologists and 38 optometrists) reported a wide range of patient dry eye symptoms. A large variation in use of diagnostic tests was noted. Patient symptoms and fluorescein staining were reported to be significantly more valuable and more frequently performed than any other test. Artificial tear supplements and improved lid hygiene were the preferred therapeutic options selected by the entire group. The results demonstrated a wide variation in attitudes in relation to satisfaction with the range of available diagnostic and therapeutic options.
This study indicates that the interest for the issue of dry eye is relatively limited amongst eye professionals, as demonstrated by the poor participation in the questionnaire.
本研究旨在调查来自多个不同国家的验光师和眼科医生对干眼病诊断测试和治疗方法的态度。
采用基于网络的问卷，通过强制选择问题和李克特量表来调查态度。
61 名受访者（23 名眼科医生和 38 名验光师）报告了广泛的患者干眼症状。诊断测试的使用存在很大差异。据报道，患者症状和荧光素染色比任何其他测试都更有价值且更常进行。人工泪液补充剂和改善眼睑卫生是整个组选择的首选治疗选择。结果表明，与对现有诊断和治疗选择范围的满意度相关的态度存在广泛差异。
本研究表明，正如问卷调查中较差的参与度所表明的那样，眼科专业人员对干眼问题的兴趣相对有限。
