Dry Eye and Visual Display Terminal-Related Symptoms among University Students during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic,Ophthalmic Epidemiology

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Dry Eye and Visual Display Terminal-Related Symptoms among University Students during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic
Ophthalmic Epidemiology ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-12 , DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2021.1943457
Cristian Cartes _{1,

2,

3} , Christian Segovia ₁ , Daniela Salinas-Toro _{1,

4} , Claudia Goya ₁ , Maria Jesus Alonso ₅ , Remigio Lopez-Solis ₁ , Claudia Zapata _{1,

3} , Mauricio Cabezas _{1,

4} , Patricio Yañez ₁ , Patricia Flores-Rodriguez ₁ , Daniela Lopez _{1,

4} , Gonzalo Matus _{1,

4} , Leonidas Traipe _{1,

4}

Affiliation

ABSTRACT

Purpose

To evaluate dry eye (DE) and subjective visual display terminal (VDT)-related symptoms in university students who moved their classes online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of students who were taking online classes. In May 2020, the participants completed a Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ-5) and a self-report survey, which included demographics, medical history, information on the use of VDT and presence of VDT-related symptoms. Participants were classified as having mild/moderate (7–12) or severe (>12) DE symptoms based on their DEQ-5 score. The associations between severe DE symptoms and relevant factors were also evaluated.

Results

The data of 1450 eligible students were analyzed. The mean age of the participants was 21.1 (2.7) years. 42.8% of the participants had mild/moderate DE symptoms, whereas 34.7% had severe symptoms. Associated factors for severe DE were female sex (OR = 2.57, CI [1.97–3.35]), allergic disease (OR = 1.63, CI [1.24–2.13]), previous dry eye diagnosis (OR = 13.49, CI [7.10–25.63]), keratoconus (OR = 5.56, CI [1.27–24.44], contact lens use (OR = 1.77, CI [1.24–2.53]) and duration of VDT use (OR = 1.02, CI [1.01–1.05]). Prior to the pandemic, the mean reported duration of VDT use was 9.8 (4.7) hours; this increased to 15.9 (5.8) hours during the online classes (p < .001). 80.6% of the participants reported a global increase in VDT-related symptoms.

Conclusion

Students taking online classes had a high frequency of DE symptoms. They also reported a significant increase in VDT-related symptoms. DE should be considered as an emerging health problem among the young population, which is probably related to the recent changes in lifestyle.

中文翻译：

冠状病毒病大流行期间大学生干眼症和视觉显示终端相关症状

摘要

目的

评估因 COVID-19 大流行而在线上课的大学生的干眼 (DE) 和主观视觉显示终端 (VDT) 相关症状。

方法

对参加在线课程的学生的横断面研究。2020 年 5 月，参与者完成了干眼问卷 (DEQ-5) 和自我报告调查，其中包括人口统计、病史、有关 VDT 使用的信息以及是否存在 VDT 相关症状。根据他们的 DEQ-5 评分，参与者被分为轻度/中度 (7-12) 或重度 (>12) DE 症状。还评估了严重 DE 症状与相关因素之间的关联。

结果

对 1450 名符合条件的学生的数据进行了分析。参与者的平均年龄为 21.1 (2.7) 岁。42.8% 的参与者有轻度/中度 DE 症状，而 34.7% 有严重症状。严重 DE 的相关因素是女性 (OR = 2.57, CI [1.97–3.35])、过敏性疾病 (OR = 1.63, CI [1.24–2.13])、既往干眼诊断 (OR = 13.49, CI [7.10–25.63] ]）、圆锥角膜（OR = 5.56，CI [1.27–24.44]，隐形眼镜使用（OR = 1.77，CI [1.24–2.53]）和 VDT 使用时间（OR = 1.02，CI [1.01–1.05]）。到大流行时，VDT 使用的平均报告时间为 9.8 (4.7) 小时；在线课程期间增加到 15.9 (5.8) 小时 ( p < .001)。80.6% 的参与者报告说全球与 VDT 相关的使用时间有所增加症状。