Effect of blinking exercise training on sign and symptoms of dry eye syndrome

The effect of blinking exercise training on the signs and symptoms of dry eye

Clinical trial with control group, with two intervention groups and control group, double blind, randomized on 144 patients. Matlab software was used for randomization.

Patients were randomly selected and after obtaining informed consent, they entered the study and were placed in three groups of 48 people. The first group receives self-care training and blinking exercises, the second group receives self-care training, and the control group receives routine treatments.

Having dry eye; treated for at least 6 months; ages 15-51 years old; not using of systemic drugs with ocular complications; no failure of the lacrimal glands; no recent ocular surgery; no thyroid disorders.

For patients in intervention group A, a training program on dry eye disease, self-care, medication use, and compliance with items that control the signs and symptoms of the disease, as well as how effective eyelid blinking is taught and performed by the facilitator. It is asked to repeat this operation several times, then its accuracy is evaluated and confirmed by the researcher. Full blinking is performed 24 times in at least 30 seconds by the intervention group A. We ask them to do this exercise every half hour during the day and wake up. In order to investigate the effect of active blinking on the signs and symptoms of dry eye, to a group of patients (group B), only trainings related to recognizing dry eye disease, self-care, and medication use (as in group A patients) by the presenter Can. There is no intervention for patients in the control group, and only the training and treatment usually performed by a doctor or nurse is controlled and recorded.

Signs and symptoms of dry eye

In the block method, the volume of each block must first be specified. In this study, groups can be in three states It has been replaced in the form of ABC(1), BCA(2), CBA(3), BAC(4), ACB(5), CAB(6) Which are randomly selected And are placed in 24 blocks of 6 to complete each block. All block randomization steps using From matlab software by a statistician Perform and list samples It will be given to the researcher.

Sampling, completion of pre-test questionnaires and training of groups A and B are performed by the facilitator. In order to prevent bias post-test information, post-test questionnaires are completed by a research colleague who is unaware of intervention groups A, B and control.

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