Impact of religious fasting on ocular dryness: objective and subjective assessment
Our study showed that prolonged fasting, including complete abstinence from fluid intake, did not lead to significant dryness, neither subjectively nor objectively. During fasting, patients used significantly fewer lubricating drops compared to non-fasting periods.
Authors
- Muhannd El-Faouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3022-2360)
- Sara Issa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6725-3860)
- Haitham Sahawneh
- Mohammad Abusamak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-1184)
- Muawyah Al Bdour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-9047)
- Saif Aldeen AlRyalat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9458)
- Amal F. Alomari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2632-325X)
- Ayman Abdul Aziz
- Asma Musleh
- Omar Bdair
- Alanoud Al-Wakfi
- Mohammed Jaber
- Ahmad Alloubani
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Hashemite University (JO)
- Jordan Hospital (JO)
- Al-Balqa Applied University (JO)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1488765
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00