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Prevalence and risk factors associated with dry eye symptoms: a population based study in Indonesia
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2002 · Vol. 86(12) · pp. 1347–1351
A J Lee✉(National University of Singapore)
Abstract
This population based study provides prevalence rates of dry eye symptoms in a tropical developing nation. From our findings, pterygium is a possible independent risk factor for dry eye symptoms.
Ocular Surface and Contact LensDermatology and Skin DiseasesCircadian rhythm and melatoninMedicineOdds ratioConfidence intervalPopulationRisk factorPterygiumDemographyCluster samplingMultivariate analysisCross-sectional study
MeSH terms
AdultFemaleHumansIndonesiaMaleMiddle AgedPterygiumRisk FactorsSmokingSocioeconomic FactorsDry Eye SyndromesPrevalenceCluster AnalysisOdds RatioAge Distribution
Funding
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute
- Medical Research Council
- National Medical Research Council
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420
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