ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
The association between personality traits and dry eye disease: A cross-sectional study.
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- Dry Eye Disease and personality: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity, Emotional States, and Dry Eye Disease Symptom Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Subjective dry eye symptoms and associated factors among the national general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: A network analysis.Journal of global health · 2023Article
- Association between personality traits and experience of adverse periocular reactions to topical prostaglandin analogues.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Role of neuroticism and perceived stress on quality of life among patients with dry eye disease.Scientific reports · 2022Observational
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Abstract
purposeDry eye disease (DED) is a growing public health concern that causes significant visual disability and interferes with the quality of life. The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between personality traits and DED symptoms in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in 2018. A total of 613 subjects participated in this study. Ocular surface disease index was first distributed online to assess the subjective symptoms of DED. Then, persons with DED were selectively chosen to be tested by the Big Personality Trait Inventory questionnaire. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA test at a level of significance,
results57.7% of the patients reported symptoms of DED. There was a significant positive correlation between DED and neuroticism personality trait. DED severity was found to be significantly correlated in persons with chronic diseases.
conclusionThis study suggests that psychological problems have an impact on DEDs in a way that needed to be studied.
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