ReviewVision (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Global Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease in Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Vision (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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Abstract
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial condition increasingly affecting young populations, including medical students, due to intensive screen use, prolonged near work, and demanding academic environments. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of DED-related outcomes among medical students and to examine how estimates vary according to diagnostic methods, methodological characteristics, and publication period. A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (including SciELO), and EMBASE were searched from January 2000 to March 2026. A random-effects model was applied, and subgroup, sensitivity, and exploratory meta-regression analyses were performed. Twenty-seven studies were included, comprising 12,501 participants. The pooled prevalence of DED-related outcomes was 47.4% (95% CI: 38.4-56.4%); however, between-study heterogeneity was extreme (I
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