Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2005
Prevalence and severity of symptomatic dry eyes in Hispanics.
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Hom Milton, De Land Paul
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PURPOSE: Past studies have not addressed the prevalence of dry eyes in the growing US Hispanic population. 463 Hispanic patients were screened in an optometric practice located in Southern California.
METHODS: A single symptom variable of self-assessed ocular dryness was used to categorize patients.
RESULTS: Of the patients 43.6% had some symptoms of dryness. Twenty-five percent had clinically relevant (mild, moderate or severe) scores that may merit treatment. The findings were 16.4% classified as mild (dryness score 2), 6.2% were moderate (dryness score 3) and 2.3% were severe (dryness score 4). Age was a significant predictor of dryness level. As age increased, severity of dryness increased (p <.001). The mean age for None or Trace were significantly lower than for Mild and Moderate (p <.05). Gender was not a useful as a second predictor of self-reported dryness.
CONCLUSION: Southern Californian Hispanics seen in a optometric practice have a higher prevalence for dry eye symptoms than most other previously studied ethnic populations not selective for age.
METHODS: A single symptom variable of self-assessed ocular dryness was used to categorize patients.
RESULTS: Of the patients 43.6% had some symptoms of dryness. Twenty-five percent had clinically relevant (mild, moderate or severe) scores that may merit treatment. The findings were 16.4% classified as mild (dryness score 2), 6.2% were moderate (dryness score 3) and 2.3% were severe (dryness score 4). Age was a significant predictor of dryness level. As age increased, severity of dryness increased (p <.001). The mean age for None or Trace were significantly lower than for Mild and Moderate (p <.05). Gender was not a useful as a second predictor of self-reported dryness.
CONCLUSION: Southern Californian Hispanics seen in a optometric practice have a higher prevalence for dry eye symptoms than most other previously studied ethnic populations not selective for age.