Prevalence of dry eye among paramedical students of Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Authors

  • Razia Bano Department of Optometry, NIMS Paramedical Technology, NIMS University Rajasthan Jaipur, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5164-6034
  • Rakesh Yadav Department of Optometry, Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Gaurav Dubey Department of Optometry, FPS, UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Pinaki Adak Department of Optometry, Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Deepak Gupta Department of Optometry, NIMS Paramedical Technology, NIMS University Rajasthan Jaipur, India
  • Yasmeen Shahid Department of Optometry, Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Jamshed Ali Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences Sharda University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Om Shankar Kamat Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences Sharda University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Paramita Deb Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences Sharda University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20220979

Keywords:

Dry eye, Prevalence, Gland, Team film abnormality

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of dry eye is 32% in India which is higher than global prevalence. Dry eye is not a disease but a symptom complex occurring as a deficiency and abnormalities of the tear film. Dry eye infection (DED) is perhaps the most pervasive visual sickness on the planet. The point of our investigation was to acquire the pooled pervasiveness of DED in students and investigate its expected relates. 

Methods: It was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based qualitative and observational study was conducted among the students of the paramedical college of Teerthankar Mahaveer university. The pre-validated questionnaire was divided into three main sections involving the demographic data including the information about gender, age, students studying stream in the second section the questions about general health and question related to dryness in the eye. 

Results: Out of a total of 40 participants, 65% (26) were male and 35% (35) were female with the average age of the participants was 21.40 with the average age 21.40. During day how often feeling dryness for this we got the responses of 15% (06) for never, 82.50% (33) for some time and 2.50% (01). Further we have assessed the about dryness in their eyes by presenting the question During day how often feeling dryness for this we got the responses of 15% (06) for never, 82.50% (33) for some time and 2.50% (01). 

Concussions: The finding that dry eye symptoms are particularly common in young adults is concerning, and warrants further study.

 

Author Biography

Razia Bano, Department of Optometry, NIMS Paramedical Technology, NIMS University Rajasthan Jaipur, India

Optometry Resident Department of Optometry

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2022-03-28

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Bano, R., Yadav, R., Dubey, G., Adak, P., Gupta, D., Shahid, Y., Ali, J., Kamat, O. S., & Deb, P. (2022). Prevalence of dry eye among paramedical students of Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 10(4), 873–878. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20220979

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