Background: Obesity is a common health problem today. Its prevalence is increasing day by day. Obesity is known to have the potential to cause various health problems. The Meibom gland in the eye is a fat producer that is responsible for protecting tears from evaporating easily. When this gland is dysfunctional, can lead to damage to the ocular surface. To detect damage to the surface of the eyeball, we can use the Ocular Protection Index parameter.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the Ocular Protection Index (OPI) at various levels of body mass index in patients with dry eye disease, by examining the Tear Film Break Up Time (TFBUT) and measuring the Inter Blink Interval (IBI). Methods: The research method was observational analysis with a case-control approach in male and female employees, aged 30 years and above, and suffering from dry eyes. All bivariate data will be analyzed using the Chi-square test if it meets the requirements. If not, the Fisher Test will be used. Results will be considered significant at p <0.05 with a 95% confidence interval. Results: A total of 129 subjek berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini, consisting of 41 men (31,78%) and 88 women (69,22%). A total of 80 respondents ( 62,02%) have an excess body mass index, and the rest are normal. Conclussion: There was no significant relationship between body mass index and ocular protection index in dry eye patients. Meanwhile, a meaningful relationship was obtained between the degree of dry eye and the ocular protection index of men with dry eye.
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