Computer Vision Syndrome
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) 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.[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 symptoms 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]
- ↑ Ranasinghe P, Wathurapatha WS, Perera YS, Lamabadusuriya DA, Kulatunga S, Jayawardana N, Katulanda P. Computer vision syndrome among computer office workers in a developing country: an evaluation of prevalence and risk factors. BMC research notes. 2016 Dec;9(1):1-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Parihar JK, Jain VK, Chaturvedi P, Kaushik J, Jain G, Parihar AK. Computer and visual display terminals (VDT) vision syndrome (CVDTS). Medical Journal Armed Forces India. 2016 Jul 1;72(3):270-6.
- ↑ Randolph SA. Computer vision syndrome. Workplace health & safety. 2017 Jul;65(7):328-.
- ↑ Wu H, Wang Y, Dong N, Yang F, Lin Z, Shang X, Li C. Meibomian gland dysfunction determines the severity of the dry eye conditions in visual display terminal workers. PloS one. 2014 Aug 21;9(8):e105575.
- ↑ Bogdănici CM, Săndulache DE, Nechita CA. Eyesight quality and computer vision syndrome. Romanian journal of ophthalmology. 2017 Apr;61(2):112.
