Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Abstract :
Aim To evaluate the incidence of dry eye in critically ill patients hospitalized in the Intensive care unit. Materials and methods A Prospective case control study of 40 patients, aged between 19-55 years who were hospitalized in the Intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital for more than 7 days, of which 16 patients were ventilated and 24 patients were not ventilated. All patients were subjected to Tear secretion assessment by Schrimer’s test 1 and Ocular surface damage assessment by corneal staining using fluorescein dye . Conclusion Prevalence of dry eye was more in the older age and the Schirmer’s test value in patients with dry eye among those who were ventilated and not ventilated was 7.2+/-4.7 (p value