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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

The Effect and the Mechanism of Comprehensive Treatment on the Ocular Surface and the Visual Quality of Online Teachers with a Mild-to-Moderate Dry Eye Condition During the Early Phase of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Yan-Xi Wang, Gang-Jin Kang, Juan Zhou, Kai-Ming Li, Man-Hua Xu

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yan-Xi WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Gang-Jin KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Juan ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Kai-Ming LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Man-Hua XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of comprehensive treatment on ocular surface function and the visual quality of online teachers with a mild-to-moderate dry eye condition during the early phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

methodsSecondary school online teachers diagnosed with a mild-to-moderate dry eye disease in our outpatient clinic from February to May 2020 were enrolled in this retrospective cross-section study, and all patients received dry eye comprehensive treatment. A questionnaire survey on eye-use habits, visual quality and dry eye-related indicators was collected before and after treatment (2 and 4 weeks). The changes and the correlations between indicators before and after treatment were compared.

resultsA total of 30 patients (15 females and 15 males) were included. After comprehensive treatment, patients had significantly higher central tear meniscus height (TMH), non-invasive first tear film breakup time (NIBUTf) and non-invasive average tear film breakup time (NIBUTav) than those before with statistical significance (P < 0.05). Lower ocular surface disease index (OSDI) and Meibomian gland scores were observed after treatment with statistical significance (P < 0.05). Objective scatter index (OSI), modulation transfer function (MTF) cutoff, strehl ratio (SR), and tear film objective scatter index (TF-OSI) were significantly improved after treatment (P < 0.05). Besides, TF-OSI was positively correlated with the changes in OSDI, Meibomian gland score, eye-use duration and OSI with statistical significance (P < 0.05), while it was negatively correlated with NIBUTf, NIBUTav, the TMH of the central lower eyelid, SR, sleep duration, conjunctival congestion and the MTF cutoff (P < 0.05), respectively. No correlation between TF-OSI and ciliary congestion was found (P > 0.05).

conclusionComprehensive treatment could effectively improve the symptoms and visual quality of online teachers with a mild-to-moderate dry eye condition during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic.

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comprehensive treatmentcoronavirus disease 2019 pandemicdry eyeonline teachervisual quality

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