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Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 9 February 2022 to 5 June 2022 among glaucoma patients under topical anti-glaucoma agents in a tertiary care centre after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: UCMS/IRC/028/22). Data were collected using a standard ocular surface disease index questionnaire. The dry eye disease was clinically diagnosed if the ocular surface disease index score was equal to or more than 13. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.

Results:

Among 250 glaucoma patients, dry eye disease was found in 180 (72%)(66.43-77.57, 95% Confidence Interval). Mild, moderate, and severe symptoms were present in 50 (27.78%), 68 (37.78%), and 62 (34.44%) of the patients, respectively. The most frequently observed dry eye symptoms were itching and irritation seen in 56 (31.11%), followed by pain in …