Tear Dysfunction Syndrome After Burn. 2018

Jeong Won Seo, and Hyun Sun Jeon, and Jae Ryong Han
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.

The objective of this study was to evaluate tear dysfunction of burn patients objectively. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients who had been examined within 1 week after burn injury. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, cilia burned state, tear film break-up time (TBUT), and fluorescein corneal staining were evaluated. Sixty-four eyes of 32 patients (man 27, female 5) were included. Mean age was 44.41 ± 12.76 years old. Mean best corrected visual acuity was logMAR 0.04 ± 0.08, mean intraocular pressure was 13.41 ± 3.13 mm Hg, and mean TBUT was 5.48 ± 3.18 seconds. Thirty-four eyes (53.13%) showed burned cilia, 36 eyes (56.25%) showed corneal erosion on fluorescein stating. Intraocular pressure and TBUT were lower in TBSA with burn involved ≥ 10% group than TBSA with burn involved < 10% group (P = .000; P = .058). The percentage of TBSA of burn involved and tear break up time showed statistically significant negative correlations (r = -0.262; P = .037). Many burn patients have discomfort due to tear dysfunction syndrome. Tear dysfunction may be caused by direct injury of eye burn itself and body fluid deficiency. We recommend that when we treat burn patients, we have to pay attention to their symptoms and manage patient's eye symptoms properly such as routine artificial tear lubricant treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002056 Burns Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like. Burn
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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