Primary survey of dry eye in children
- VernacularTitle:儿童干眼的初步研究
- Author:
Fei LUO
;
Liuhe ZOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dry eye;
children
- From:
Ophthalmology in China
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To prove the existence of dry eye in children and to learn the clinical characteristics of them. Design Prospective observational case series. Participants 38 cases(76 eyes) of suspected children of dry eye diagnosed by adult standard and 38 normal children subjects. Methods 38 suspected child patients were studied who were diagnosed clinically with dry eye by adult standard, and were followed up 6 months. The control group consisted of 38 normal children with no significant difference in age. Dry eye examinations including Schirmer test, break-up time(BUT) and fluorescein staining were performed on these two groups. Following items were recorded in 38 suspected children of dry eye, including symptoms and causations. Main Outcome Measures Symptoms, Schirmer test, BUT and fluorescein staining. Results In the 38 suspected patients, frequent blinking was the most common symptom in 21 cases(55.26%), followed by dryness (15 cases, 39.47%), redness (14 cases, 36.84%) and photosensitivity (14 cases, 36.84%). The Schirmer test and BUT were decreased remarkably in the suspected patients compared to those of normal subjects (P=0.0000). In both groups, right eyes were correlated with left eyes in both Schirmer test and BUT. Between these two groups, Schirmer test was nol correlated with BUT. In the suspected patients, the results of BUT and fluorescein staining were improved (P
