Tear Break Up Time Pattern in Medical Students After COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tear Break Up Time, OSDI, Dry Eye Disease, Tear Film
Abstract
Introduction & Objectives
COVID-19 pandemic makes most activities are carried out online with using the VDT. Tear Break Up
Time (TBUT) examination is a short and fast examination and is able to determine damage to the
tear film and subjective examination using the OSDI Questionnaire. This study aimed to assess TBUT
pattern in medical students after COVID-19 pandemic regarding VDT used for online learning
activities.
Methods
This study is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. The difference in
proportion between TBUT results based on gender was analyzed using chi-square test. Statistical
analysis was carried out using a multivariate test based on the results of data normality. The oneway
ANOVA test is used for normally distributed data, while Kruskall-Wallis is used if the data is not
normally distributed.
Results
A total of 75 subjects were included in the study, consisting of 53 females (70,7%) and 22 males
(29.3%). Average use of VDT 8 hours per day. The average TBUT in both eyes were < 10 seconds
and random breaks was the most common pattern seen in this study (61,3% OD and 62,7% OS).
There was no significant difference between TBUT and gender but there was statistically significant
difference between OSDI score and TBUT.
Conclusion
Longterm use of VDT may be affect TBUT and subjective symptoms shown by OSDI score. Random
break was the most common pattern seen in young adults in relation with VDT use.
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