AIM: To investigate the relationship between pinguecula and the use of tandoor ovens.METHODS: A total of 539 women, ranging in age from20 to 86 y who attended an outpatient clinic were enrolled. All the patients were ...AIM: To investigate the relationship between pinguecula and the use of tandoor ovens.METHODS: A total of 539 women, ranging in age from20 to 86 y who attended an outpatient clinic were enrolled. All the patients were asked whether they used tandoor ovens. Women exposed to tandoor ovens(n =286) were accepted as participants in the study group and they were compared with participants in the control group(n =253). The age, presence of pinguecula,duration of exposure to tandoor ovens as years and occupations were recorded for all the subjects.RESULTS: Mean duration for exposure to tandoor was20.26y(range 1-62y) in the study group. The rate of pinguecula in the study group was 82.2%(235/286), and the rate in the control group was 37.5%(95/253); this difference was statistically significant(P 【0.05).Pinguecula was seen in 61.2%(330/539) of all the participants.CONCLUSION: Pinguecula is strongly associated with exposure to tandoor ovens.展开更多
文摘AIM: To investigate the relationship between pinguecula and the use of tandoor ovens.METHODS: A total of 539 women, ranging in age from20 to 86 y who attended an outpatient clinic were enrolled. All the patients were asked whether they used tandoor ovens. Women exposed to tandoor ovens(n =286) were accepted as participants in the study group and they were compared with participants in the control group(n =253). The age, presence of pinguecula,duration of exposure to tandoor ovens as years and occupations were recorded for all the subjects.RESULTS: Mean duration for exposure to tandoor was20.26y(range 1-62y) in the study group. The rate of pinguecula in the study group was 82.2%(235/286), and the rate in the control group was 37.5%(95/253); this difference was statistically significant(P 【0.05).Pinguecula was seen in 61.2%(330/539) of all the participants.CONCLUSION: Pinguecula is strongly associated with exposure to tandoor ovens.
