Open AccessDRY EYE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Tariq Malik,
Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi,
Muhammad Shahid
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2009.16.01.3004
Subject(s) - medicine , dry eyes , ophthalmology , surgery
Objective: To determine the frequency of dry eye syndrome in adult patients. Study Design: A descriptive study. Setting:Eye Department Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Period: From June 2004 to December 2004. Patients and methods: A total of hundredpatients were randomly selected from the daily OPD at eye department, MH Rawalpindi. They were tested for the presence of dry eyesyndrome by Rose Bengal staining, Schirmer tear strip measurements and Tear film break up time. Results: A total of 67 males and 33females were recruited. Out of these 10 males and 6 females were found to be having dry eye syndrome. Mean patient age was34.3±1.3years (range 20-60 years). Conclusion: The frequency of dry eye syndrome in adult patients attending the eye clinic of MilitaryHospital Rawalpindi is 16%.