Prevalence and associated risk factors for dry eye disease among Brazilian undergraduate students.

Isabela YangTais WakamatsuIsabella Batistela Inhesta SachoJosé Henrique FazziAsafe César de AquinoGabriel AyubPedro Albuquerque RebelloJosé Álvaro Pereira GomesMonica Alves

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Dry eye symptoms were found to be a prevalent condition among Brazilian undergraduate students. Compared to the rates of dry eye among the general Brazilian population over 40 years of age, students present at higher dry eye symptoms rates and distinct odds for related risk factors were identified.

Keyphrases

risk factors
high school
nursing students
medical education
medical students
sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms