EFFECT OF EYELIDS COSMETICS ON TEAR VOLUME AND TEAR STABILITY SEEN AT MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Eye cosmetics are frequently applied among female populations of all age groups around the world. However, the migration of cosmetic products across the eyelid margin has been reported, and this is thought to exacerbate tear film instability and symptoms of dry eye. This study was prospective case control study aimed at assessing the effect of eye cosmetics on tear volume and tear stability the study involved both a control and experimental group with 64 participants in each group respectively. Tear volume was measured using the Schirmer’s test strip while tear break up time was determined using the non-invasive tear break up time (NIBUT). NIBUT was performed as the first test and a gap of ten minutes was provided before Schirmer’s test. Results were analyzed using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences), version 25.0 for Windows. Descriptive statistics were represented using percentage frequency distribution mean and the standard deviation; while one sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and were used to analyze the results from this study. The level of significance was set at p
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