Aljammaz Hanan M, Aleithan Wijdan M, Albalawi Amal Mohammad, Aljayani Rabab T, Aljayani Rawabi T, Aljammaz Manal M, Alenezi Saad H, Alreshidi Shaker, Hashem Faris, Alali Naif M, ALBalawi Hani B
Internal Medicine Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Psychiatry Department, Eradah Mental Health Complex, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Gen Med. 2023 Jun 13;16:2441-2450. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S410790. eCollection 2023.
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common ocular problem that worsens patients' quality of life. This study aimed to assess DED prevalence and risk factors among medical students at the University of Tabuk.
This is an analytical, cross-sectional, survey-based study. An online questionnaire was distributed by email to all medical students at the University of Tabuk. A self-administered McMonnies questionnaire was used in the assessment.
We included 247 medical students who completed the questionnaire. Most participants were females (71.3%) and were <25 years old (85.8%). DED prevalence rate was 18.2% (95% CI=13.61% to 23.61%). Furthermore, DED was found to be significantly associated with the presence of irritation of eyes when waking up from sleep (OR=19.315), sleeping with partially opened eyes (OR=19.105), redness and irritation of the eyes when swimming in chlorinated fresh water (OR=7.863), and having prescription eyedrops or other dry eye treatments (OR=3.083).
Our study at the University of Tabuk found that 18.2% of medical students had dry eye disease and identified the associated risk factors. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent complications due to the high prevalence of DED.
干眼症（DED）是一种常见的眼部问题，会降低患者的生活质量。本研究旨在评估塔布克大学医学生中干眼症的患病率及危险因素。
这是一项基于调查的分析性横断面研究。通过电子邮件向塔布克大学的所有医学生发放在线问卷。评估采用自行填写的麦克莫尼斯问卷。
我们纳入了247名完成问卷的医学生。大多数参与者为女性（71.3%），年龄小于25岁（85.8%）。干眼症患病率为18.2%（95%置信区间=13.61%至23.61%）。此外，发现干眼症与睡醒时眼睛有刺激感（比值比=19.315）、半睁着眼睛睡觉（比值比=19.105）、在含氯淡水中游泳时眼睛发红和有刺激感（比值比=7.863）以及使用处方眼药水或其他干眼症治疗方法（比值比=3.083）显著相关。
我们在塔布克大学的研究发现，18.2%的医学生患有干眼症，并确定了相关危险因素。鉴于干眼症的高患病率，早期诊断和治疗对于预防并发症至关重要。
