Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown
Abstract To assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on dry-eye symptoms in a community-based population, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand. An online survey was distributed via social media between June and July 2020. The questio...
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| description | Abstract To assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on dry-eye symptoms in a community-based population, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand. An online survey was distributed via social media between June and July 2020. The questionnaire elicited information on demographics, dry-eye symptoms, use of visual display terminals, and mental health status. There were 535 respondents. Thirty-seven percent reported having been diagnosed with dry-eye disease (DED). During the lockdown, the mean dry-eye symptom score (DESS) of overall participants dropped significantly from 81.6 ± 15.9 to 79.8 ± 17.4 (P < 0.001). The mean, daily, visual display terminal (VDT) usage increased from 10.55 ± 5.16 to 13.08 ± 5.65 h (P < 0.001). A negative correlation between age and VDT usage was observed in both the normal and lockdown situations. One-quarter of all participants had an abnormal mental health status. The female gender (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.14–3.04) and increased VDT usage during the lockdown (OR 5.68; 95% CI 3.49–9.23) were independently associated with worsening dry-eye symptoms. The lockdown measures abruptly altered the behaviors and lifestyles of the overall population. Excessive exposure to VDTs were associated with deteriorated dry-eye symptoms, and it possibly contributed to the increased DED incidence in the surveyed population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-379349c221184794a7328de60e30714e2022-12-21T19:38:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-12-011111910.1038/s41598-021-03887-4Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdownNutnicha Neti0Pinnita Prabhasawat1Chareenun Chirapapaisan2Panotsom Ngowyutagon3Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol UniversityAbstract To assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on dry-eye symptoms in a community-based population, a cross-sectional study was conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand. An online survey was distributed via social media between June and July 2020. The questionnaire elicited information on demographics, dry-eye symptoms, use of visual display terminals, and mental health status. There were 535 respondents. Thirty-seven percent reported having been diagnosed with dry-eye disease (DED). During the lockdown, the mean dry-eye symptom score (DESS) of overall participants dropped significantly from 81.6 ± 15.9 to 79.8 ± 17.4 (P < 0.001). The mean, daily, visual display terminal (VDT) usage increased from 10.55 ± 5.16 to 13.08 ± 5.65 h (P < 0.001). A negative correlation between age and VDT usage was observed in both the normal and lockdown situations. One-quarter of all participants had an abnormal mental health status. The female gender (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.14–3.04) and increased VDT usage during the lockdown (OR 5.68; 95% CI 3.49–9.23) were independently associated with worsening dry-eye symptoms. The lockdown measures abruptly altered the behaviors and lifestyles of the overall population. Excessive exposure to VDTs were associated with deteriorated dry-eye symptoms, and it possibly contributed to the increased DED incidence in the surveyed population.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03887-4 |
| spellingShingle | Nutnicha Neti Pinnita Prabhasawat Chareenun Chirapapaisan Panotsom Ngowyutagon Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown Scientific Reports |
| title | Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown |
| title_full | Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown |
| title_fullStr | Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown |
| title_short | Provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown |
| title_sort | provocation of dry eye disease symptoms during covid 19 lockdown |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03887-4 |
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