Albdaya Norah A, Binyousef Faris H, Alrashid Maha H, Alajlan Abdullah A, Alsharif Faisal A, Alfouzan Sulaiman K, Alhuthail Reem R
College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.
Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Jul 22;14(7):e27142. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27142. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Dry eye disease (DED) is defined as a disease of the tear film and ocular surface that leads to discomfort and visual disturbance. The diagnosis of DED mainly depends on the presenting clinical features. A delay in treatment may progress into chronic eye disease. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dry eye symptoms among eye cosmetic users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study involved adult Saudi females using eye cosmetics. The Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire was used to assess DED.
A total of 207 responses were included in this study. DED symptoms were reported among those who used eye cosmetics suggesting their effect on the tear film and its stability. This study demonstrated that mascara is the most common cosmetic used, with a prevalence of 98.6%. The prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) was 71.6%, where 40.5%, 13.5%, and 17.6% had severe, moderate, and mild conditions, respectively. The frequency of using inner eyeliner significantly increased the prevalence of DES, in which those who used it daily accounted for 75%. In contrast, the results showed no correlation between the frequency of using mascara or external eyeliner and the prevalence of DES.
The prevalence of DED among women who used eye cosmetics was much higher than its prevalence in the general population, which indicates that eye cosmetics are one of the risk factors in the development of DED. Also, the severity of DED was significantly higher in women who did not use a cleanser for removing cosmetics.
干眼疾病（DED）被定义为一种导致不适和视觉障碍的泪膜及眼表疾病。DED的诊断主要取决于呈现出的临床特征。治疗延误可能会发展为慢性眼病。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯王国眼部化妆品使用者中干眼症状的患病率。
这项横断面研究纳入了使用眼部化妆品的成年沙特女性。采用眼表疾病指数问卷来评估DED。
本研究共纳入207份回复。在使用眼部化妆品的人群中报告了DED症状，提示其对泪膜及其稳定性的影响。本研究表明，睫毛膏是最常用的化妆品，使用率为98.6%。干眼综合征（DES）的患病率为71.6%，其中重度、中度和轻度病例分别占40.5%、13.5%和17.6%。使用内眼线笔的频率显著增加了DES的患病率，其中每天使用内眼线笔的人占75%。相比之下，结果显示使用睫毛膏或外眼线笔的频率与DES的患病率之间没有相关性。
使用眼部化妆品的女性中DED的患病率远高于普通人群，这表明眼部化妆品是DED发生的危险因素之一。此外，未使用卸妆产品的女性中DED的严重程度明显更高。
