Eye discomfort at close work in Portuguese university students: A comparative analysis between the pre-COVID and confinement period.
BACKGROUND: Many individuals experience visual symptoms associated with near work. The level of discomfort appears to increase with the amount of digital screen use. OBJECTIVE: To study the eye discomfort with near tasks in university students in the pre-COVID period and in the period of confinement...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 423 - 432 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2023
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