Exploring link between sleep habits, dry eye
Sleep position may be correlated with the severity of dry eye symptoms, suggests a new study.
Take-home message: Sleep position may be correlated with the severity of dry eye symptoms, suggests a new study.
Reviewed by David Alevi, MD
New York-A single-center study showed a strong correlation between sleep position and severity of dry eye symptoms, said David Alevi, MD.
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The findings suggest that patients might see a reduction in dry eye if they slept on their backs, in addition to continuing other forms of treatment, said Dr. Alevi, a cornea and refractive surgery fellow, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island in New York.
Dr. Alevi’s colleague, Henry Perry, MD, had long suggested to patients with dry eye that sleeping on their backs might improve their symptoms and wanted to formally test that theory.
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Accordingly, a nonrandomized, double-masked study was performed, enrolling 130 patients. The patients were given a questionnaire to analyze their sleep habits and sleep positions and also underwent a standard dry eye evaluation.
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