Prevalence of dry eye syndrome in residents of surgical specialties.

José Alberto Castellanos-GonzálezVerónica Torres-MartínezAdriana Martínez-RuizClotilde Fuentes-OrozcoJorge Rendón-FélixLeire Irusteta-JiménezAída Rebeca Márquez-ValdezJosé Antonio Cortés-LaresAlejandro Gonzalez-Ojeda

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2016)

We found a prevalence of 56 % for mild-to-moderate/severe stages of the condition. Their presence in the operating room predisposes surgical residents to dry eye syndrome because of environmental conditions.

Keyphrases

risk factors
case report
early onset
drug induced