Decrease of tear break-up time at Japanese eye clinics during five consecutive years

Decrease of tear break-up time at Japanese eye clinics during five consecutive years

The aim of this retrospective chart review study was to evaluate the 5-year trend of ocular surface examination results in participants who visited the eye clinic from 2015 to 2019, underwent corneal and lacrimal examinations, refraction, and intra-ocular pressure measurements, and reported six dry...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2022-04, Vol.12 (1), p.6848-6848, Article 6848
Hauptverfasser: Ayaki, Masahiko, Negishi, Kazuno
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Sprache:eng
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Air pollution
Cornea
Correlation coefficient
COVID-19
Dry Eye Syndromes - diagnosis
Dry Eye Syndromes - epidemiology
Eye
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Humidity
Irritation
Japan - epidemiology
Lacerations
Male
multidisciplinary
Pain
Photophobia
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Review boards
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Statistical analysis
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this retrospective chart review study was to evaluate the 5-year trend of ocular surface examination results in participants who visited the eye clinic from 2015 to 2019, underwent corneal and lacrimal examinations, refraction, and intra-ocular pressure measurements, and reported six dry eye-related symptoms. A total of 1468 patients were analyzed. Tear break-up time (BUT) decreased continuously for five consecutive years: 4.76 ± 1.84 s in 2015, 4.57 ± 1.70 s in 2016 (p = 0.999, vs 2015), 4.35 ± 2.06 s in 2017 (p = 0.662), 3.83 ± 2.18 s in 2018 (p 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-11035-9