Jenny Roth; Ida Nilsson; Jeanette Melin; Antonio Filipe Macedo

doi:10.5384/sjovs.v15i1.146

Authors

Jenny Roth Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-4584
Ida Nilsson Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6051-0243
Jeanette Melin RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Antonio Filipe Macedo Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden and University of Minho, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-2010

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5384/sjovs.v15i1.146

Keywords:

Dry eye, Tørre øyne, OSDI, symptomer på tørre øyne, ocular surface, prevalens, Rasch analisi

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dry eye symptoms in the Swedish population using a web-based version of the ocular surface disease index (OSDI).

A web-based version of the OSDI questions was implemented in an online form using a software developed by Artologik. The link to the form was distributed via Linnaeus University social media pages. Basic demographic information such as age, sex and county of residence was also collected.

A total of 404 complete responses were received, 303 respondents (75%) were females, the median age = 39 (interquartile range = 28-53) years, median OSDI-score = 19 (interquartile range = 9-32). Crude prevalence of dry eye symptoms (categories mild to severe) was 65% (95% CI = 62-75). The difference in prevalence between males and females was statistically significant (chi-square test, p = 0.007).

The current study found that the prevalence of dry eye symptoms among a sample of the Swedish population was 65%. These results highlight the need to investigate further the prevalence and risk factors for dry eye disease in the Swedish population.

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