Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The present study was conducted for evaluating the prevalence of dry eyes disease among known population. Materials & methods: A total of 500 subjects were screened for the present study. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the patients was obtained. Details ocular examination of all the subjects was done.Reading less than ten millimetres wetting was considered as positive Schirmer’s test. All the results were recorded and analyzed using SPSS software. Results: Dry eyes were seen in 22 percent of the patient population. While conducting univariate analysis, it was seen that age of more than 60 years, HbA1c of more than 9% and presence of pterygium were significant risk factors for development of dry eyes disease. Conclusion: From the above results, the authors conclude that significant of general population is affected by dry eye disease. Also; diabetics and geriatric patients are at higher risk for development of dry eye disease.