A Study To Assess The Ocular Symptoms Associated With Prolonged Use Of Electronic Devices Among IT Professionals

Abstract

Aim: To prepare the profile of prevalence of ocular symptoms and their impact of the ergonomic structure of Electronic Visual Display Unit in work productivity among IT professionals in India.

Materials And Methods: An online survey was conducted among IT professionals in India. A total of 1500 people having a minimum exposure to computer of at least for 3 hours a day for more than 3 years were recruited in the study. This was a cross-sectional study, and convenient sampling was done to select subjects. Participants were requested to fill the questionnaire according to their ocular symptoms and ergonomic structure of their company. Data were collected by the questionnaire through Email among computer users in India.

Results: A total of 1500 subjects participated in the study. 710 (47.3%) were females and 790 (52.7%) were males. The mean age of study participants is 28.1. The symptoms most experienced by the study participants are Headache (38.7%), Eyestrain (37.3%) and Blurred vision (34%). Factors like Seating position, viewing distance, level of top of the screen, spectacle usage, habit of voluntary blinking were independently associated with computer vision syndrome.

Conclusion: Working on Electronic Gadgets has brought about numerous lifestyle changes, with both positive and negative impacts. The increased use of Gadgets has resulted in adverse health effects for individuals. Therefore, eliminating the use of gadgets is impossible, whereas controlling it to appropriate levels will be useful.