Gul Adem, Goker Hasan, Sabanci Senol, Kurt Ali, Turkyilmaz Kemal
Department of Ophthalmology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun 55100, Turkey.
Department of Ophthalmology, Fatih University, Istanbul 34100, Turkey.
Int J Ophthalmol. 2014 Dec 18;7(6):1014-6. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2014.06.19. eCollection 2014.
To investigate the relationship between pinguecula and the use of tandoor ovens.
A total of 539 women, ranging in age from 20 to 86y who attended an outpatient clinic were enrolled. All the patients were asked whether they used tandoor ovens. Women exposed to tandoor ovens (n=286) were accepted as participants in the study group and they were compared with participants in the control group (n=253). The age, presence of pinguecula, duration of exposure to tandoor ovens as years and occupations were recorded for all the subjects.
Mean duration for exposure to tandoor was 20.26y (range 1-62y) in the study group. The rate of pinguecula in the study group was 82.2% (235/286), and the rate in the control group was 37.5% (95/253); this difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Pinguecula was seen in 61.2% (330/539) of all the participants.
Pinguecula is strongly associated with exposure to tandoor ovens.
探讨睑裂斑与使用烤炉之间的关系。
纳入539名年龄在20至86岁之间到门诊就诊的女性。询问所有患者是否使用烤炉。暴露于烤炉的女性（n = 286）被纳入研究组，并与对照组（n = 253）的参与者进行比较。记录所有受试者的年龄、睑裂斑情况、暴露于烤炉的年限以及职业。
研究组暴露于烤炉的平均年限为20.26年（范围1 - 62年）。研究组睑裂斑发生率为82.2%（235/286），对照组为37.5%（95/253）；差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。所有参与者中睑裂斑发生率为61.2%（330/539）。
睑裂斑与暴露于烤炉密切相关。
