Visual problems among video display terminal (VDT) users in Nepal

Autor: Gauri Shankar Shrestha, Fathimath Nestha Mohamed, Dev Narayan Shah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Optometry, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 56-62 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1888-4296
DOI: 10.1016/S1888-4296(11)70042-5
Popis: Purpose: To evaluate visual problems, major symptoms, and their associations among VDT users in Nepal. Methods: Among 76 hospital attendees, assessment included visual acuity, retinoscopy, convergence, accommodation, fusional vergence and Schirmer's II. Subjects’ symptoms were recorded in the structured 5 point intensity scale questionnaire. Results: Mean age of subjects was 25.8 ± 5 years with 6.9 ± 2.6 hours/day of computer use. Ocular changes were reported in 92.1% of the total subjects. The common ocular change was accommodative infacility. The most common symptoms (p
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