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. 2019 Oct 24;14(4):474–482. doi: 10.18502/jovr.v14i4.5455

Table 2.

Prevalence of symptoms by gender


Symptom Female (95% CI) Male (95% CI) P -value
Eye pain 15.4 (12.4–18.5) 10.5 (7.8–13.2) 0.017
Dry eye 7.5 (5.3–9.7) 5.6 (3.7–7.5) 0.211
Eye swelling 6.4 (4.2–8.5) 2.5 (0.9–4.1) 0.004
Blurred vision 23.6 (19.0–28.2) 17.4 (14.2–20.7) 0.012
Diplopia 8.39 (6.0–10.7) 4.6 (2.9–6.3) 0.015
Foreign body sensation 11.4 (8.7–14.2) 11.0 (7.9–14.2) 0.827
Photophobia 51.8 (48.3–55.3) 40.3 (32.3–48.3) < 0.001
Tearing 30.0 (25.2–34.7) 22.6 (16.5–28.7) 0.005
Decreased visual acuity 2.1 (0.8–3.4) 2.5 (1.4–3.7) 0.627
CI, confidence interval