Publication date: Sep 10, 2025
Dry eye disease (DED) is associated with use of video screen based gadgets and long hours spent looking through microscopes. Use of 3D goggles to view 3D screens leads to eye strain and worsening of dry eye symptoms. It is important to identify and treat the symptoms in professions carrying a high risk of DED. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and severity of dry eye symptoms in eye care professionals. A semi-structured questionnaire survey was circulated via social media to eye care professionals. The survey was open for 2 weeks. The Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED) questionnaire was used to evaluate dry eye symptoms with a total score of 28. There was no dry eye if score was 4 hours (p = 0. 025) had a significant independent association with DED. Age >40 years (p = 0. 168), female gender (p = 0. 077), face mask usage (p = 0. 15), and increased surgical time (p = 0. 13) did not have any significant independent association. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on dry eye prevalence (p = 0. 0003) and severity (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| 40years | COVID 19 |
| Dry | dry eye disease |
| Microscopes | eye care professionals |
| Pandemic | optometrists |
| video screen |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | dry eye |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |