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Impact of E-Schooling on Digital Eye Strain in Coronavirus Disease Era: A Survey of 654 Students

PURPOSE: To assess digital eye strain (DES) among schoolchildren during lockdown. METHODS: An online questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted. A validated, self-administered, electronic questionnaire was circulated among students of 5–18 years of age. The duration of data collection...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Richa, Chauhan, Lokesh, Varshney, Abhishek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34409226
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_89_20
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Chauhan, Lokesh
Varshney, Abhishek
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description PURPOSE: To assess digital eye strain (DES) among schoolchildren during lockdown. METHODS: An online questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted. A validated, self-administered, electronic questionnaire was circulated among students of 5–18 years of age. The duration of data collection was from May 18, 2020 to May 24, 2020. Rasch-based Computer-Vision Symptom Scale was deployed to measure the DES. RESULTS: A total of 654 students (mean age: 12.02 ± 3.9 years) completed the survey. The average per day digital device exposure was 5.2 ± 2.2 h. A total of 507 (92.8%) children reported experiencing at least one asthenopic/dry eye symptom (AS/DS). The most prevalent symptoms were eye redness (69.1%) and heaviness of eyelids (79.7%). Significant positive correlation was reported between age and per day duration of digital device exposure (Pearson correlation 0.25; P < 0.001). Computer vision syndrome (CVS) score for spectacle users was significantly higher (P < 0.001). CVS score was found to correlate significantly with age and duration of digital device exposure (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Most of the students surveyed, experienced at least one symptom of DS or AS, indicating a need to educate them about the possible deleterious effects and help them adapt to the currently evolving education system.
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spelling pubmed-83655792021-08-17 Impact of E-Schooling on Digital Eye Strain in Coronavirus Disease Era: A Survey of 654 Students Gupta, Richa Chauhan, Lokesh Varshney, Abhishek J Curr Ophthalmol Original Article PURPOSE: To assess digital eye strain (DES) among schoolchildren during lockdown. METHODS: An online questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted. A validated, self-administered, electronic questionnaire was circulated among students of 5–18 years of age. The duration of data collection was from May 18, 2020 to May 24, 2020. Rasch-based Computer-Vision Symptom Scale was deployed to measure the DES. RESULTS: A total of 654 students (mean age: 12.02 ± 3.9 years) completed the survey. The average per day digital device exposure was 5.2 ± 2.2 h. A total of 507 (92.8%) children reported experiencing at least one asthenopic/dry eye symptom (AS/DS). The most prevalent symptoms were eye redness (69.1%) and heaviness of eyelids (79.7%). Significant positive correlation was reported between age and per day duration of digital device exposure (Pearson correlation 0.25; P < 0.001). Computer vision syndrome (CVS) score for spectacle users was significantly higher (P < 0.001). CVS score was found to correlate significantly with age and duration of digital device exposure (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Most of the students surveyed, experienced at least one symptom of DS or AS, indicating a need to educate them about the possible deleterious effects and help them adapt to the currently evolving education system. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8365579/ /pubmed/34409226 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_89_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Current Ophthalmology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Impact of E-Schooling on Digital Eye Strain in Coronavirus Disease Era: A Survey of 654 Students
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title_short Impact of E-Schooling on Digital Eye Strain in Coronavirus Disease Era: A Survey of 654 Students
title_sort impact of e-schooling on digital eye strain in coronavirus disease era: a survey of 654 students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34409226
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_89_20
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