VR Surgery Fellow, BP Koirala Lions Eye Hospital / Mechi Eye Hospital, Nepal.
Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul;14(28):57-63. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v14i2.44328.
Dry eye is one of the frequently encountered ophthalmological disorders. Following the pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019, use of masks and electronic devices has taken an upraise globally. These factors are one of the causes for dry eye disease. This study emphasises dry eye symptoms among lecturers working in medical colleges of Nepal.
This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted among 217 lecturers working in various medical colleges in Nepal. Dry eye evaluation was done using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. Analysis of data was using Microsoft Excel 2016 and IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0.
One fourth (25.80%) of 217 participants experienced symptoms of dry eye disease.
Increasing use of mask and laptop during this pandemic era has shown to cause mild dry eye symptoms in lecturers working in medical colleges of Nepal. Proper care and precaution needs to be practised in order to minimise dry eye symptoms and its consequences.
干眼症是一种常见的眼科疾病。自 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行以来，口罩和电子设备的使用在全球范围内有所增加。这些因素是干眼症的原因之一。本研究强调了尼泊尔医学院工作的讲师中干眼症的症状。
这是一项在尼泊尔各医学院工作的 217 名讲师中进行的描述性横断面研究。使用眼表面疾病指数 (OSDI) 问卷评估干眼症。数据分析使用 Microsoft Excel 2016 和 IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 版本 26.0。
217 名参与者中有四分之一（25.80%）出现干眼症症状。
在这个大流行时代，越来越多地使用口罩和笔记本电脑表明，在尼泊尔医学院工作的讲师中会出现轻度干眼症症状。需要采取适当的护理和预防措施，以尽量减少干眼症症状及其后果。
