COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME SURVEY: A STUDY OF OCCULAR PROBLEMS AMONGST DIGITAL DEVICE USERS:

PURPOSE: The aim of study was to assess the prevalence of CVS symptoms concerned to eye &amp; other health related problems in digital device users METHODS: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among medical &amp; engineering graduates &amp; IT professionals during march-june2020.After taking informed consent the data of the effects and prevalence of CVS among digital device users were collected using a structured questionnaire RESULTS: Amongst 417 participants, most common &amp; disturbing symptoms of Eye were eye strain, fatigue, dry eye (39.5%,20.7%,11.3%), headache &amp; blurring of vision (40.1%&amp;15.9%), neck &amp; back pain (41%&amp;37.6%), were experienced after 2-4hrs (28.5%) of continuous use.7.2%were unaware of above side effects. CONCLUSION: We noted 92.8% users were having CVS symptoms &amp; duration of digital device usage is directly proportional to the severity of symptoms. CVS oftenly goes unnoticed. People might not have the appropriate vocabulary to label &amp; describe their symptoms, hence this study helps to seek early diagnosis and prevention.</jats:p