体检人群干眼症患病率初步调查

Preliminary investigation of the morbidity of dry eye among the physical examination crowd

目的了解干眼症的患病情况及与发病相关因素。方法对2007年3～4月来我院体检中心进行体格检查者393人进行干眼症问卷调查,有眼部不适者进行干眼相关检查。结果本组调查人群中干眼症患者89人,患病率为22.5%;女性患病率高于男性;随年龄的增长患病率呈上升趋势。患者自觉症状以眼干涩、瘙痒、视疲劳的发生率最高。38%的干眼症患者伴有全身疾病且长期服药。在症状加重因素中,经常接触电脑和电视者占首位。结论干眼症的发病及症状加重与多因素相关,包括性激素水平、服用某些药物、长期用眼、烟酒嗜好以及环境污染等。

OBJECHVE To investigate the morbidity and related etiologic factors of dry eye.METHODS Total 393 people came for physical examination from March to April 2007 did the questionnaire about dry eye. And examined those who felt uncomfortable in the eyes. RESULTS Eighty - nine out of 393 people had dry eyes, and the morbidity rate was 22.5 %. The morbidity rate in female was higher than that in male. And along with aging, the morbidity rate was on the trend of escalation. Dryness, itch and visual fatigue were the most common symptom of the patients. Thirty - eight percent of the dry eye patients had systematic diseases and had taken medicine for a long time. Using computer or watching TV was the top one reason of the aggravation of the dry eye. CONCLUSIONS The morbidity and the aggravation of the dry eye are related to multiple factors, including the sexual hormone level, taking certain medicines, exerting one＇ s eyes for a long time, indulgent of tobacco and liquor as well as the environmental pollution etc.