Evaluation of Ocular Surface Changes Seen in Computer Users.
Purpose: To evaluate the ocular surface changes related to computer use. Material and Method: 40 volunteered subjects working in secretarial duties who spend at least 6 hours a day using computers in Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine (Group 1) and 50 healthy control subjects who spend less...
| Publicado en: | Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology / Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 190 - 197 |
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Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI
Jun2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104504273&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104504273 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21498695 B6K2 jtl: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology / Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi issn: 21498695 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2012 vid: 42 iid: 3 pid: 28155 pub: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI artinfo: ui: 104504273 104504273 2011678148 104504273 ppf: 190 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Evaluation of Ocular Surface Changes Seen in Computer Users. aug: au: Büyükbas, Zeynep Gündüz,, Mehmet Kemal Bozkurt,, Banu Zengin, Nazmi sug: subj: Computers and Computerization Corneal Diseases Diagnosis Academic Medical Centers Adult Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Human Male Mann-Whitney U Test Turkiye White Collar Workers Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Adult: 19-44 years Male ab: Purpose: To evaluate the ocular surface changes related to computer use. Material and Method: 40 volunteered subjects working in secretarial duties who spend at least 6 hours a day using computers in Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine (Group 1) and 50 healthy control subjects who spend less than 6 hours a day using computers (Group 2) were evaluated. Following routine ophthalmological examination, tear break up time (BUT), Schirmer's test (with topical anesthesia and without topical anesthesia) and OSDI (Ocular surface disease index) were recorded for all subjects. All computer users were visited at their working environment to evaluate the computers' monitor properties, monitor positions, and the existence of air conditioner and to count the eye blinks per minute during computer use. Statistical analyses were made by using SPSS software package. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used in the comparison of right and left eyes, whereas Mann-Whitney U test was used in the comparison of Group 1 with Group 2; p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 18 males (45%) and 22 females (55%) with a mean age of 27.73±4.8 years in Group 1. There were 27 males (54%) and 23 females (46%) with an average age of 25.96±4.2 years in Group 2. Time spent on computer use was 9.00±1.8 hours/day in Group 1 and 1.92±1.1 hours/day in Group 2 (p<0.001). Eye blinks per minute, BUT, and Schirmer's test with/without anesthesia were significantly lower in Group 1 compared to Group 2 (p<0.001), whereas OSDI scores were significantly higher in Group 1(p<0.001). There were no differences in tear parameters between subjects with and without air conditioning in Group 1 (p>0.05). BUT, Schirmer's test with anesthesia and OSDI scores showed no differences according to monitor position and properties (p>0.05). Discussion: Long-term computer use leads to a decrease in eye blink rate, deterioration in tear function tests and dry eye symptoms. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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