Abstract
A demographic study was conducted in Iraq on 120 patients suffering from blepharitis with a study period from 1 March 2023 to 1 April 2024. Patients were randomly selected from different hospitals in Iraq. Also, the abstract highlighted the evaluation of patient-reported symptoms related to blepharitis and the identification of risk factors through logistic regression analysis. In addition, the study emphasized the importance of understanding these symptoms and risk factors in order to improve the diagnosis and management strategies for blepharitis cases. Furthermore, the findings of the study found that a demographic study was conducted in Iraq on patients whose ages ranged from 30 to 60 years.
Patients were distributed according to the type of blepharitis into Posterior blepharitis 66.67% and 80 patients’ Anterior blepharitis 33.33% with 40 patients.
The statistical analysis program identified the following factors as the most dangerous for patients in this study:
The OSDI score ranged from 1.6 to 4.1, with a mean of 3.1. This difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001), and the presence of crusts on the eyelids was also observed. The statistical analysis program identified the following as the most dangerous factors for patients in this study:1.7-3.43: OI, CS 2.6 With a P-value of 0.001, where the results indicated a significant correlation between the variables 2.1-3.1 (p = 0.02). In logistic regression analysis, it is revealed that the chances of experiencing blepharitis symptoms increased with a variety of risk factors: aging, presence of allergies, and other eye conditions such as the history of the same condition in the patient’s eyes.