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: Received: 6 June 2024 / Approved: 6 June 2024 / Online: 7 June 2024 (07:58:50 CEST)
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Karaarslan, C.; Coskun, A. As a Common Disturbing Ocular İssue: Dry Eye Syndrome due to Reckless Use of Digital Screens. Preprints2024, 2024060423. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0423.v1
Karaarslan, C.; Coskun, A. As a Common Disturbing Ocular İssue: Dry Eye Syndrome due to Reckless Use of Digital Screens. Preprints 2024, 2024060423. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0423.v1
Karaarslan, C.; Coskun, A. As a Common Disturbing Ocular İssue: Dry Eye Syndrome due to Reckless Use of Digital Screens. Preprints2024, 2024060423. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0423.v1
APA Style
Karaarslan, C., & Coskun, A. (2024). As a Common Disturbing Ocular İssue: Dry Eye Syndrome due to Reckless Use of Digital Screens. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0423.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Karaarslan, C. and Arzu Coskun. 2024 "As a Common Disturbing Ocular İssue: Dry Eye Syndrome due to Reckless Use of Digital Screens" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0423.v1
Abstract
The excessive and prolonged use of the electronic devices with digital screens may cause some serious health problems.
The ocular surface problems particularly Dry Eye Syndrome may be the most common and preventable one of them.
In this study, unfavourable and potentially harmful effects of digital screens on lacrimal system and tear functions were evaluated in 221 participants. Their ocular surface conditions were evaluated by Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores and their lacrimal functioning was measured by Schirmer’s test..
A reciprocal and statistically significant relationship was found between dry eye symptoms and OSDI scores. This relationship was more prominent especially in long duration use of smartphones with brighter background lights..
Keywords
Dry eye syndrome; Digital Screens; Schirmer’s test; OSDI scores
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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