Dr. Radhika Kasilanka

Dr.Pradeep Pakalapati, Dr.Haritha Thamatam , None

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN : Cross sectional study
PURPOSE : To estimate the prevalence of DED in medical students and its association with average screen time
MATERIALS AND METHODS : 100 students were evaluated using the OSDI questionnaire, routine ophthalmological examination, schirmer's test, and Tear breakup time as a screening method for identifying DED . The Data thus collected is entered in Microsoft excel sheet & analyzed using Fisher's exact test
RESULT : The prevalence of DED among study participants was 43 % . There is significant association between screen time and DED with p<0.05
CONCLUSION : The prevalence of DED among medical students is rising as a result of an increase in screen usage