A STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF DRY EYE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS USING OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX QUESTIONNAIRE

Aim: To study the prevalence of dry among medical students using Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire. Materials and Methods:A cross sectional study was conducted among 150 willing medical students. Results: Out of 150 students 62 students were founds to have dry eye out which 23 were girls and 39 were boys.Out of 62 dry eye students 5 students had severe dry eye, 16 students had moderate dry eye, 41 students had mild dry eye. Conclusion: The prevalence of dry eye among medical students was 41.3%. Longer duration of screen usage was the only factor that showed a significant association with dry eye.