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Evaluation of Tear Film Status During Covid-19 Pandemic

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Introduction: COVID-19 creates severe health hazards including many damaging effects in the eye. From last one year due to work / school from home through different video display terminals (VDT) have increased the display exposure time considerably. Which resulted in ocular surface diseases, namely Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). This study aims to evaluate the tear film status of VDT users. Methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted in Combined Military Hospital, Jashore Cantonment from February 2021 to August 2021. 200 individuals were included in the study according to inclusion criteria and grouped into two according to daily VDT exposure time. The symptoms were evaluated; Schirmer test 1 was done and compared. Results: The mean age of the participants was 27.5 +/- 4.61 years. Symptomatic participants were 142 (71%). The main symptoms reported were dry eye feeling 59 (41.54%), burning sensation 26 (18.31%), eye tiredness 22 (15.49%) and gritty feeling 35 (24.64%), while asymptomatic were 58 (29%). The value of Schirmer-1 test <10 mm was found in 114 (57%) and the rest 86 (43%) were >10 mm. Among the 114 participants of <10mm valued Schirmer-1 test 89/100 (89%) were prolonged VDT users and other 25/100 (25%) were non prolonged VDT users. By the Schirmer-1 test among the symptomatic 71% (142) participants, the prevalence of tear film insufficiency was found 80.28% (114). Conclusion: Prolonged VDT use (>4 hours a day) results in tear film instability. On the contrary non-prolonged VDT users remain relatively free from such risks. Study regarding Tear biochemistry can be undertaken taking a larger sample size.
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Ophthalmology Journal

(Volume: 50, Issue : 1)

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