Table 1. Relation between contact lens use, history of systemic drugs intake, and history of dry eye treatment with Schirmer test.
Schirmer test results | Grade 0 | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Total | P |
Contact Lens | ||||||
None | 344 (87.09) | 39 (9.87) | 11 (2.78) | 1 (0.25) | 395 | <0.002 |
RGP | 75 (80.65) | 10 (10.75) | 7 (7.53) | 1 (1.08) | 93 | |
Soft CL | 5 (41.67) | 6 (50.00) | 1 (8.33) | 0 | 12 | |
Drugs | ||||||
No drug | 330 (87.77) | 34 (9.04) | 11 (2.93) | 1 (0.27) | 376 | <0.0001 |
Other drugs1 | 73 (78.49) | 15 (16.13) | 5 (5.38) | 0 | 93 | |
Antihistamines (systemic/topical) | 19 (73.08) | 3 (11.54) | 3 (11.54) | 1 (3.85) | 26 | |
Antihistamines+other drugs | 1 (25.00) | 3 (75.00) | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Eye-drops for dry eye | ||||||
None | 378 (88.52) | 33 (7.73) | 14 (3.28) | 2 (0.47) | 427 | <0.0001 |
Uncertain | 6 (100.00) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Yes | 40 (59.70) | 22 (32.84) | 5 (7.46) | 0 | 67 |
1Diuretics, sleeping tablets, tranquillizers, oral contraceptives, medication for duodenal ulcer, antihypertensive, antidepressants.
n=500 (%)