Prevalence of dry eye in people over 50 years old in Beichen district, Tianjin city: a cross-sectional population-based survey
The prevalence of DED in China was relatively high, which was associated with aging, female(sex), depression, smoking and sleep problems. Hence, it is crucial for clinicians and caregivers to be aware of the existence of asymptomatic DED within the susceptible population.
Authors
- Shaozhen Zhao
- Lianqing Chang
- Ruibo Yang
- Emmanuel Eric Pazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-827X)
- Fēi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2455-4986)
- Chen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9078-8695)
- Hui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-1572)
- Xiaorong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5062-4108)
- Zijie Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4369-2293)
- Yue Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3529-6131)
- Zhongfang Zhang
- Qian Guo
Institutions
- Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19616-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Tianjin Municipal Health Commission
- Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau