콘텐트렌즈 착용자와 건성안 환자의 눈물 검사에 대한 비교 연구

A comparative study of contact lens wearer with dry-eye patient on tear function tests

  • Kim, Soon-Ae (Department of biology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Seo, Eun-Sun (Department of biology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Hwan (Department of ophthalmic optics, Sung Hwa college) ;
  • Kim, Ja-Min (Department of ophthalmic optics, Dongkang college)
  • 투고 : 2004.05.18
  • 발행 : 2004.12.31

초록

본 연구는 콘택트렌즈 착용자와 건성안 환자 사이의 관계를 비교하기 위해 시행되었다. 콘택트렌즈 착용자와 건성안 환자의 눈물 양과 질 및 안구 표면 상태와 자각증상을 조사하기 위해 TBUT, SIT, TIT, Rose-bengal staining and McMonnies dry eye symptom questionnaire를 시행하였다. 조사 대상자는 108명으로 3부류로 나누었는데 건성안 의심자 35명, 콘택트렌즈 착용자 38명, 대조군 35명이었다. 콘택트렌즈 착용자는 3그룹으로 나누었는데 12개월 이하, 13-48개월 이만, 48개월 이상으로 구분하였다. 본 연구 결과 시행한 모든 조사에서 콘택트렌즈 착용자와 건성안 환자 사이에 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 밝혀졌으며 콘택트렌즈 착용으로 건성안이 유도됨을 알 수 있었다.

This study was performed to compare the relationship between contact lens wearer and dry-eye patient. In this study, TBUT, SIT, TTT, Rose bengal staining and McMonnies dry eye symptom questionnaire were performed as a baseline. With the base data, the subjects were classified to 3 groups : 3S patients who have dry eye signs and symptoms, 38 patients who are wearing soft contact tenses, 35 subjects who have health eyes and never worn on a contact lenses as control subjects. Contact lens wearers were divided into 3 groups according to the duration of contact lens wear. There were no significant differences in TBUT, STT, TTT, Rose-bengal staining and McMonnies dry eye symptom questionnaire result between contact lens wearer group and dry eye patients group. We suggest that there are similarities in tear function tests between the dry-eye patient and the contact lens wearer.

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