Dry Eye Disease among Young Pakistanis: Association with Digital Screen Use.

The median age of the study population was 20 (6.75) years, with 49.1% male population.

Headache was the most common symptom (21.6%), followed by eye fatigue (20.3%).

A significant positive correlation was observed between the Schirmer test and TBUT values (Spearman's ρ = 0.337, p <0.001).

Based on TBUT, dry eye disease showed significant associations with the type of digital device used, continuous usage pattern, and refractive errors.