Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome

Purpose: To assess the time of exposure to the computer and dry eye disease (DED) in subjects with computer vision syndrome (CVS).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in office workers, computer users of both sexes, with an age range of 18– 45 years without comorbidities; we included 108 s...

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Main Authors: Sánchez Valerio, María del Rosario, Mohamed Noriega, Karim, Zamora Ginez, Irma, Báez Duarte, Blanca Guadalupe, Vallejo Ruíz, Veronica
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author Sánchez Valerio, María del Rosario
Mohamed Noriega, Karim
Zamora Ginez, Irma
Báez Duarte, Blanca Guadalupe
Vallejo Ruíz, Veronica
author_facet Sánchez Valerio, María del Rosario
Mohamed Noriega, Karim
Zamora Ginez, Irma
Báez Duarte, Blanca Guadalupe
Vallejo Ruíz, Veronica
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description Purpose: To assess the time of exposure to the computer and dry eye disease (DED) in subjects with computer vision syndrome (CVS).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in office workers, computer users of both sexes, with an age range of 18– 45 years without comorbidities; we included 108 subjects divided into 3 groups according to the time of computer exposure in hours per day (H/D): < 4 (n = 23), 4 − 7.9 (n = 49), > 8 (n = 39). A specific questionnaire was applied to them on the exposure time and the type of visual display terminal (VDT) used, as well as the computer vision symptoms scale (CVSS17). DED was diagnosed with the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). Ocular surface damage and signs of DED were evaluated with the tear rupture time test (TBUT), the integrity of the ocular surface by ocular surface staining (OSS) and the production of the aqueous basal tear film using the Schirmer test.Results: Average computer exposure time, measured differently, was positively correlated with DED development. The computer exposure time measured in hours per year and TBUT showed a significant negative correlation (p < 0.001) (rho − 0.463). Years of computer exposure and staining of the ocular surface showed a significant positive correlation (p < 0 0.001; rho 0.404). The accumulated exposure time was negatively correlated with TBUT (p < 0.001; rho − 0.376) and positively with OSS (p < 0.001; rho 0.433). Schirmer test did not correlate with computer exposure time.Conclusion: The prolonged time of exposure to the computer in subjects with CVS was significantly correlated with the DED tests, in the different ways of measuring it; but not with the Schirmer test.Keywords: computer vision syndrome, dry eye disease.
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spelling eprints-233162022-05-27T20:29:38Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/23316/ Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome Sánchez Valerio, María del Rosario Mohamed Noriega, Karim Zamora Ginez, Irma Báez Duarte, Blanca Guadalupe Vallejo Ruíz, Veronica RE Oftalmología Purpose: To assess the time of exposure to the computer and dry eye disease (DED) in subjects with computer vision syndrome (CVS).Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in office workers, computer users of both sexes, with an age range of 18– 45 years without comorbidities; we included 108 subjects divided into 3 groups according to the time of computer exposure in hours per day (H/D): < 4 (n = 23), 4 − 7.9 (n = 49), > 8 (n = 39). A specific questionnaire was applied to them on the exposure time and the type of visual display terminal (VDT) used, as well as the computer vision symptoms scale (CVSS17). DED was diagnosed with the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). Ocular surface damage and signs of DED were evaluated with the tear rupture time test (TBUT), the integrity of the ocular surface by ocular surface staining (OSS) and the production of the aqueous basal tear film using the Schirmer test.Results: Average computer exposure time, measured differently, was positively correlated with DED development. The computer exposure time measured in hours per year and TBUT showed a significant negative correlation (p < 0.001) (rho − 0.463). Years of computer exposure and staining of the ocular surface showed a significant positive correlation (p < 0 0.001; rho 0.404). The accumulated exposure time was negatively correlated with TBUT (p < 0.001; rho − 0.376) and positively with OSS (p < 0.001; rho 0.433). Schirmer test did not correlate with computer exposure time.Conclusion: The prolonged time of exposure to the computer in subjects with CVS was significantly correlated with the DED tests, in the different ways of measuring it; but not with the Schirmer test.Keywords: computer vision syndrome, dry eye disease. Dove Medical Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/23316/1/23316.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/23316/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/23316.pdf Sánchez Valerio, María del Rosario y Mohamed Noriega, Karim y Zamora Ginez, Irma y Báez Duarte, Blanca Guadalupe y Vallejo Ruíz, Veronica (2020) Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome. Clinical Ophthalmology, 14. pp. 4311-4317. ISSN 1177-5483 http://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S252889 doi:10.2147/OPTH.S252889
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Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome
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title_full Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome
title_fullStr Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome
title_short Dry Eye Disease Association with Computer Exposure Time Among Subjects with Computer Vision Syndrome
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