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Table 2 The prevalence of ophthalmic symptoms by status of tear secretion function

From: Tear secretion dysfunction among women workers engaged in light-on tests in the TFT-LCD industry

Symptoms

Tear Secretion Function

p

 

Normal (N = 191)

Dysfunctiona (N = 128)

 
 

Cases

%

Cases

%

 

Eye dryness

78

40.8

60

46.9

0.286

Eye itching

64

33.5

38

29.7

0.473

Red eyes

28

14.7

23

18.0

0.429

Eye pain

22

11.5

13

10.2

0.703

Blurred vision at far distance

20

10.5

13

10.2

0.928

Increase discharge

18

9.4

10

7.8

0.618

Floaters

11

5.8

7

5.5

0.912

Double vision

5

2.6

5

3.9

0.517

Unable to focus from near to far

6

3.1

2

1.6

0.377

Change of color perception

0

0

0

0

 

Blurred vision at near distance

4

2.1

1

0.8

0.355

  1. adefined as having an abnormal Schirmer's test