Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Department of Pathophisiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Dec 23;59(1):25. doi: 10.3390/medicina59010025.
Dry eye disease (DED) represents an important public health problem causing visual discomfort which affects the quality of life. This paper investigates the current comprehension of DED on life quality and vision.
This research consists of a cross-sectional study of 121 patients, with a mean age of 70 ± 9 years, diagnosed with DED. All patients were treated in the University Clinic for Ophthalmology in "St. Spiridon" Emergency Hospital, Iasi. For all patients, we evaluated visual acuity on the Snellen chart, tear breakup time (TBUT), Schirmer I test scores, and contrast sensitivity. For this study, we used the Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 (VFQ-25) version 2000, modified and adapted for this research (19 items).
Prior to treatment, patients had very high difficulty reading a text in a newspaper or on TV, reading prices on products in shops, or recognizing people they already met. Performing manual work or favorite activities was also very difficult. Post-treatment visual challenges improved in the majority of cases, regardless of the treatment method used.
We found that symptomatic dry eye disease was associated with reduced ability in performing several important vision-related daily tasks and has a significant impact on life quality and visual performance.
目的：本研究旨在调查当前对干眼疾病（DED）对生活质量和视力影响的认识。
方法：本研究为横断面研究，共纳入 121 例年龄均为 70 ± 9 岁的 DED 患者，所有患者均在雅西“圣斯皮里东”急救医院的大学眼科诊所接受治疗。所有患者均接受视力表视力、泪膜破裂时间（TBUT）、Schirmer I 试验评分和对比敏感度检查。本研究使用视觉功能问卷-25（VFQ-25）2000 版，经修改和适用于本研究（19 项）。
结果：在治疗前，患者阅读报纸或电视上的文本、阅读商店产品价格或识别已见过的人非常困难，进行手工劳动或喜爱的活动也非常困难。无论使用何种治疗方法，大多数患者的治疗后视觉挑战均得到改善。
结论：我们发现有症状的干眼疾病与完成几项重要与视觉相关的日常任务的能力下降有关，对生活质量和视觉表现有重大影响。
