Dora Hamad AlHarkan, Amal L Alazmi, Rawdah H Al-Mutairi
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose is to present the prevalence and risk factors of parents' perceptions of digital eye strain (DES) syndrome 1 year after virtual learning among Saudi students.
Methods: This web-based survey was conducted in December 2021 in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Sixteen symptoms of DES were inquired. Parents responded to the frequency and severity of DES symptoms in their wards. The DES score assessed by the parents/guardian was associated with different determinants.
Results: The survey included 704 students. The prevalence of DES was 59.4% (95% confidence interval 55.0; 63.8). Severe (scoring 18+) and moderate (score 12-18) grades of DES were found in 24% and 14% of students, respectively. Headache (20.9%), deterioration of vision (14.5%), difficulty focusing (12.5%), watering/tearing of eyes (10.1%), and blurred vision (10.8%) were noted as main DES symptoms. Girls, intermediate school students, students with spectacles, those with more than 4 h daily screen time or who position devices 25 cm or less from their eyes, and those attending virtual class for more than 4 h a day were found to have significantly severe DES grades. Females (P = 0.16), having outdoor activities of 1+ h (P = 0.02), 2+ h of daily screen time (P = 0.24), and attending virtual class for 4+ h (P = 0.001) were significant predictors of moderate and severe DES. Poor eye health and lower scholastic status were associated with severe DES.
Conclusion: DES in students after 1 year of virtual studying was high. Risk factors need to be addressed to avoid DES and its impact on students.
目的:了解沙特学生虚拟学习1年后家长对数字眼疲劳(DES)综合征认知的流行情况及危险因素。方法:该网络调查于2021年12月在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆进行。调查了DES的16种症状。家长对病房内DES症状的发生频率和严重程度有反应。父母/监护人评估的DES评分与不同的决定因素有关。结果:共调查704名学生。DES患病率为59.4%(95%可信区间55.0;63.8)。重度DES(18+)和中度DES(12-18)分别占24%和14%。头痛(20.9%)、视力恶化(14.5%)、聚焦困难(12.5%)、眼睛流泪(10.1%)和视力模糊(10.8%)是DES的主要症状。女生、中学生、戴眼镜的学生、每天看屏幕时间超过4小时的学生或将电子设备放置在距离眼睛25厘米或更小的地方的学生，以及每天上虚拟课超过4小时的学生，都被发现有明显严重的DES等级。女性(P = 0.16)、每天户外活动1+ h (P = 0.02)、每天屏幕时间2+ h (P = 0.24)、参加虚拟课堂4+ h (P = 0.001)是中重度DES的显著预测因子。眼健康状况不佳和学习状况较差与重度DES相关。结论:虚拟学习1年后学生DES较高。需要解决风险因素，以避免DES及其对学生的影响。
期刊介绍：
The Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology (MEAJO), published four times per year in print and online, is an official journal of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO). It is an international, peer-reviewed journal whose mission includes publication of original research of interest to ophthalmologists in the Middle East and Africa, and to provide readers with high quality educational review articles from world-renown experts. MEAJO, previously known as Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology (MEJO) was founded by Dr Akef El Maghraby in 1993.
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