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Volume 9 J Clin Exp Ophthalmol, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-9570 Ophthalmology Summit 2018
February 26-27, 2018
February 26-27, 2018 | Berlin, Germany
19th Global Ophthalmology Summit
Association between dry eye syndrome and depressive symptoms, anxiety in postpartumwomen with
sleep disturbance
Julija Mescerjakova1, Nina Sakele1, Nikita Sakels1, Dineja Veinberga1, Igor Solomatin2, Larisa Tomkovica3 and Jelena Lazovika4
1University of Latvia, Latvia
2Dr. Solomatin Eye Rehabilitation Clinic, Latvia
3Maternity Hospital, Riga, Latvia
4Daugavpils Psychoneurological Hospital, Latvia
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the association between DES and psychosomatic conditions in postpartum
women, such as depression, anxiety and the distribution of sleep disturbance.
Materials & Methods: In this case control study, case group (N=50) postpartum women with depression were tested and control
group (N=50) women without it. Each subject was tested and diagnosed as having DES, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance or
not, using: OSDI, Schirmer’s test, TBUT, PHQ-9, GAD-7, PSQI. All data was analysed using Mann Whitney U test for continuous
data and Fischer’s Exact test for categorical data using IBM SPSS Statistics 22, Microsoft® Excel for Mac 2016.
Results: The case group involved (N=50) with median age of 31.5 years (IQR 27.8-34.0) and control group (N=50), median
age 33.5 years (IQR 26.8-38.0) had statistically significant differences in DES (OR 13.1, 95% CI 4.8-35.3, P<0.001), OSDI (no
disability vs. any disability, OR 17.5, 95% CI 5.9-52.2, P<0.001), Schirmer’s (10 (IQR 6-12) vs. 18 (IQR 12-22), P<0.001) and
TBUT test (7 (IQR 5-9) vs. 12.5 (IQR 8.0-16.8), P<0.001) results, anxiety (GAD-7, OR 17.6, 95% CI 7.6-41.0, P<0.001) and
sleep disturbance (PSQI, OR 34.3, 95% CI 15.6-75.3, P<0.001).
Conclusion: Postpartum women with depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance are more likely to have DES. Moreover,
confirming the risk factors by tests and examination, this study found new association between DES and postpartumdepression
with above mentioned psychosomatic disturbance.
Biography
Julija Mescerjakova is a student of Latvian University, Faculty of Medicine. Her sphere of interest is to study congenital opthalmic pathologies in children with
orofacial clefts. After graduating from the faculty, she wants to continue studies in the Department of Ophthalmology.
Julija Mescerjakova et al., J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570-C1-078