Computer Vision Syndrome
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Original Editor - Franca Ebomah
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Computer Vision Syndrome has become one of the major health issues with the increased use of electronic devices with visual displays.Over 60 million people were estimated to be diagnosed with Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).[1]CVS represents a group of visual and extraocular symptoms associated with the sustained use of visual display terminals.[2]
Symptoms:[edit | edit source]
The most common symptoms are
- Eye strain
- Headaches
- Blurred vision
- Dry eyes
- Neck and shoulder pain[3]
The symtoms can be further divided into
- Visual symptoms - It includes blurred vision: constant blurred vision, post work distance blur and intermittent blurred vision at near.
- Ocular symptoms - They include eye strain, itching eyes, burning eyes, foreign body sensation, sore eyes,dysfunction of meibomian glands[4],excessive tears and excessive blinking[5]
- Asthenopia -
- Light sensitivity
- Musculoskeletal
- General symptoms[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26956624/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27546968/
- ↑ Computer Vision Syndrome (sagepub.com)
- ↑ Meibomian gland dysfunction determines the severity of the dry eye conditions in visual display terminal workers - PubMed (nih.gov)
- ↑ Eyesight quality and Computer Vision Syndrome (nih.gov)
