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A follow-up study on visual display terminal use and dry eye disease in the Beijing Adult Dry Eye Cohort Study (ADEC).
| Τίτλος: | A follow-up study on visual display terminal use and dry eye disease in the Beijing Adult Dry Eye Cohort Study (ADEC). |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Tang J; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China., Feng J; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China., Cao K; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China., Tian L; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China. tianlei0131@163.com., Jie Y; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China. jie_yingcn@aliyun.com. |
| Πηγή: | Eye (London, England) [Eye (Lond)] 2026 Aug; Vol. 40 (11), pp. 1637-1642. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 21. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8703986 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1476-5454 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0950222X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eye (Lond) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2003->: London : Nature Publishing Group Original Publication: [London : Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom, 1987- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Dry Eye Syndromes*/epidemiology , Dry Eye Syndromes*/etiology , Dry Eye Syndromes*/diagnosis , Computer Terminals*/statistics & numerical data, Tears/chemistry ; Tears/physiology ; Beijing/epidemiology ; Humans ; Female ; Prospective Studies ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Follow-Up Studies ; Aged ; Prevalence ; Adult ; Meibomian Glands ; Incidence |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: To investigate the association between visual display terminal (VDT) usage frequency and the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED), ocular surface signs, and their trends over a 1-year follow-up among adults in Beijing. Methods: This prospective cohort study recruited 1040 adults (393 males, 647 females); with a mean age of 54.72 ± 17.99 years. Participants were categorised into three groups based on their VDT usage frequency: T1, T2, and T3. Data on the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and clinical signs of DED were collected at baseline and after the 1-year follow-up. Examinations included measurements of tear meniscus height (TMH), non-invasive tear film break-up time (NIBUT), corneal fluorescein staining (CFS), and meibomian gland (MG) assessment. Results: The prevalence of DED decreased from 34.1% to 32.2% after follow-up. T1 and T2 groups had a significantly higher prevalence of DED than T3 group at both time points (P < 0.001). A decreasing trend in DED prevalence was observed with reduced VDT usage. The incidence of new DED cases was 9.27%. A significant transition between DED and non-DED status occurred during the follow-up (P < 0.001). NIBUT and CFS showed slight increases, while MG assessment slightly decreased (P < 0.05). OSDI and TMH Changes were not significant (P > 0.05). Conclusion: VDT usage is associated with a higher prevalence of DED. Reducing VDT usage may help lower the risk of DED. (© 2026. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Royal College of Ophthalmologists.) |
| Competing Interests: | Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. |
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| Grant Information: | 81970764 National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China); 81970754 National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China); Grant No.2022-1-1081to Dr Jie Capital Health Research and Development of Special; 2022-1-1081to Dr Jie Capital Health Research and Development of Special; 2022-1-1081to Dr Jie Capital Foundation of Medical Development (Capital Foundation of Medical Development of China) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260520 Date Completed: 20260729 Latest Revision: 20260731 |
| Update Code: | 20260731 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13415511 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41433-026-04456-7 |
| PMID: | 42162252 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1476-5454 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41433-026-04456-7 |