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High Prevalence of Symptomatic Dry Eye Disease Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ngozika Esther EzinneHaile Woretaw AlemuTarekegn Cheklie ZelekeKingsley K EkemiriRyan MohammedSakeem James
Published in: Clinical optometry (2023)
Symptomatic dry eye disease was a prominent problem among students at the University of West Indies. Average of >4 hours of visual display unit use/day, refractive error, positive history of systemic medication, lack of education about dry eye, and using computers in reading mode were associated factors.
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