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Rev Cub Oftal 2016; 29 (2)

Computer vision syndrome observed in employees from two metropolitan banks in a health area

Fano MY

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 219-228
PDF size: 248.01 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The computer, if not properly used, may cause health disorders. The cause is already related with visual ergonomic factors of the work environment and the exacerbation of already existing visual problems.
Objective: to describe the clinical characteristics of the computer vision syndrome in employees from two metropolitan banks in a health area.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. The sample made up of 40 workers who had symptoms associated to the use of computer and met the inclusion criteria. The study variables were age, sex, symptoms, biomicroscopy signs, other eye pathologies and type of refractive defect.
Results: in the study group, 82,5 % of the patients were older than 30 years old, being the mean age of 41,7 years. One man per 12,3 women was diagnosed with the computer vision syndrome. Intermittent red eye and blurred vision were the most frequent symptoms and the conjunctival injection was the sign. The most frequent ocular pathologies turned to be the ametropia with 87,5 % and dry eye with 57,5 % of cases. Astigmatism prevailed in 43 % of the group.
Conclusions: the computer vision syndrome is a real health problem at the present time people that spend many hours working with computer generally show eye alterations as ametropia and dry eye, and they should go to the ophthalmologist.


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