ArticleTaiwan journal of ophthalmology
Low ambient temperature correlates with the severity of dry eye symptoms.
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- Temperature, Humidity and Regional Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease in Argentina.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Association between dry eye disease and temperature is modified by residential greenness: case-crossover study in Beijing, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Real-world practice patterns for dry eye diagnosis: a multicenter observational study in Taiwan.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Characterization of Individuals with High-Frequency Artificial Tear Supplement Use.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- One Soul and Several Faces of Evaporative Dry Eye Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Environmental and Occupational Triggers of Dry Eye Symptoms in the Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Analysis of the Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Dry Eye Disease.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2023Article
- Medicine versus environmental manipulations as approaches to treating dry eye disease: why does medicine usually win?BMJ open ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The environment and dry eye-manifestations, mechanisms, and more.Frontiers in toxicology · 2023Review
- Improvement of dryness symptoms at the end of the day with artificial tear.Journal of optometryArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) are influenced by environmental factors, but the effect of ambient temperature is less certain. Our purpose was to investigate the relationship between the severity of DED symptoms and the ambient temperature. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective study reviewed the symptom scores, including ocular surface disease index (OSDI) and standardized patient evaluation of eye dryness (SPEED), as well as tear film parameters of first-time DED patients between June 2018 and June 2019. The contribution of tear film parameters and environmental factors, including ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed, and the concentration of air pollutants, to the severity of dry eye symptoms was evaluated by univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses.
resultsThere were 351 patients included aged 52.8 ± 13.6 years, and 257 (73.2%) were female. The average tear film break-up time, Schirmer test value, and lipid layer thickness were 2.6 ± 0.7 s, 5.5 ± 4.3 mm, and 64.1 ± 6.0 μm, respectively. The average OSDI and SPEED were 41.8 ± 19.8 and 12.1 ± 5.1, respectively. In winter, the patients reported higher OSDI and SPEED. Both scores were significantly correlated with low ambient temperature. Regression analysis showed that low ambient temperature and Schirmer test value contributed to higher OSDI, while low ambient temperature and younger age contributed to higher SPEED.
conclusionLow ambient temperature plays a significant role in DED symptom severity.
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