US youth perspectives on eye trauma and eye protection

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103949

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Eye injuries from sports, activities, and work are a leading cause of vision loss in youth. Most eye injuries can be prevented with protective eyewear. An open-ended survey on youth perspectives on eye trauma and protection was administered to the MyVoice Text Message Cohort of US youth ages 14-24 years. Qualitative, text message responses were coded using thematic analysis. The survey was distributed to 798 recipients; 641 (80.3%) responded. Many youth were concerned about the impact of excessive screen use (n = 278 [43.8%]) and sunlight or UV exposure (n = 239 [37.6%]) on their eye health. Fewer were concerned about injury from sports and activities (n = 115 [18.1%]) or job-related eye risks (n = 77 [12.1%]). The most common actions that youth took to protect their eyes included sun protection (eg, sunglasses; n = 300 [47.2%]), refractive correction (eg, glasses, contacts; n = 195 [30.7%]) and screen protection (eg, blue light blocking glasses; n = 159 [25.0%]). Fewer wore eye protection for sports or activities (n = 54 [8.5%]) or work (n = 41 [6.5%]). Youth concerns about eye injury from screens and sunlight are misaligned with the main causes of vision loss in this population, suggesting that public health education is needed to promote optimal eye safety.

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美国青少年对眼外伤和护眼的看法。

运动、活动和工作中的眼部伤害是导致青少年视力下降的主要原因。大多数眼外伤都可以通过佩戴防护眼镜来预防。我们对 MyVoice 短信群组中 14-24 岁的美国青少年进行了一项关于青少年对眼外伤和防护的看法的开放式调查。采用主题分析法对定性的短信回复进行了编码。调查共发放给 798 名接收者，其中 641 人（80.3%）进行了回复。许多青少年担心过度使用屏幕（n = 278 [43.8%]）和阳光或紫外线照射（n = 239 [37.6%]）对眼睛健康的影响。关注运动和活动伤害（n = 115 [18.1%]）或与工作有关的用眼风险（n = 77 [12.1%]）的青少年较少。青少年为保护眼睛而采取的最常见措施包括防晒（如太阳镜；n = 300 [47.2%]）、屈光矫正（如眼镜、隐形眼镜；n = 195 [30.7%]）和屏幕防护（如阻挡蓝光的眼镜；n = 159 [25.0%]）。运动或活动（54 人 [8.5%]）或工作（41 人 [6.5%]）时佩戴护目镜的人数较少。青少年对屏幕和阳光伤害眼睛的担忧与该人群视力丧失的主要原因不符，这表明需要开展公共健康教育，以促进最佳用眼安全。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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