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The relationship of distance learning with ocular surface disorders in students in the COVID-19 pandemic

PURPOSE: To evaluate ocular surface disorders in students whose daily screen time increased due to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Eighty-eight eyes of 44 cases were included in this cross-sectional study. The distance learning students with complaints of redness, stinging,...

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Autores principales: Uzun, Seda Liman, Topcu, Husna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8978497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35377033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-022-02290-w
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description PURPOSE: To evaluate ocular surface disorders in students whose daily screen time increased due to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Eighty-eight eyes of 44 cases were included in this cross-sectional study. The distance learning students with complaints of redness, stinging, and increased blinking were evaluated. Biomicroscopic examination findings, spherical equivalent, keratometry values, and average daily average screen time were recorded. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) survey and non-contact tear film breakup time (BUT) assessment (Topcon CA-800) were performed. RESULTS: Forty-four cases between 15 and 25 years old were evaluated; 25 were girls (56.8%), 19 were boys (43.2%), and the mean age was 19.2 ± 3.9 years (15–25). The mean daily screen time was 4.9 ± 0.9 h. The mean non-contact BUT was 3.18 ± 2.0 s (1.24–8.80 s), and the spherical equivalent was -1.39 ± 1.79. Punctate epitheliopathy was present in 33 eyes (37.5%) on biomicroscopic examination. The mean OSDI score was 37.12 ± 20.30 (10–75) points. A significant positive correlation was present between daily average screen time, punctate epitheliopathy (r = 0,341; p = 0,001), and OSDI score (r = 0,510; p < 0,001). There was also a significant positive correlation between the OSDI score and punctate epitheliopathy (r = 0.754; p < 0.001). There was no significant correlation between the non-contact BUT and punctate epitheliopathy, OSDI score, or daily screen time (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Ocular surface disorders in students can be associated with increasing daily screen time due to distance learning.
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spelling pubmed-89784972022-04-04 The relationship of distance learning with ocular surface disorders in students in the COVID-19 pandemic Uzun, Seda Liman Topcu, Husna Int Ophthalmol Original Paper PURPOSE: To evaluate ocular surface disorders in students whose daily screen time increased due to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Eighty-eight eyes of 44 cases were included in this cross-sectional study. The distance learning students with complaints of redness, stinging, and increased blinking were evaluated. Biomicroscopic examination findings, spherical equivalent, keratometry values, and average daily average screen time were recorded. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) survey and non-contact tear film breakup time (BUT) assessment (Topcon CA-800) were performed. RESULTS: Forty-four cases between 15 and 25 years old were evaluated; 25 were girls (56.8%), 19 were boys (43.2%), and the mean age was 19.2 ± 3.9 years (15–25). The mean daily screen time was 4.9 ± 0.9 h. The mean non-contact BUT was 3.18 ± 2.0 s (1.24–8.80 s), and the spherical equivalent was -1.39 ± 1.79. Punctate epitheliopathy was present in 33 eyes (37.5%) on biomicroscopic examination. The mean OSDI score was 37.12 ± 20.30 (10–75) points. A significant positive correlation was present between daily average screen time, punctate epitheliopathy (r = 0,341; p = 0,001), and OSDI score (r = 0,510; p < 0,001). There was also a significant positive correlation between the OSDI score and punctate epitheliopathy (r = 0.754; p < 0.001). There was no significant correlation between the non-contact BUT and punctate epitheliopathy, OSDI score, or daily screen time (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Ocular surface disorders in students can be associated with increasing daily screen time due to distance learning. Springer Netherlands 2022-04-04 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8978497/ /pubmed/35377033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-022-02290-w Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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