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Online Published: 10 May 2023
 


Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Shinisha Bravian Paul, Dr Sheelapreya Rajan, Dr Shankar Chokkalingam, Dr Premnath Gnaneswaran, Dr Adnan Matheen.


Abstract
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a major change in the mode of education from offline to online classes for the school students.
Objectives: To determine if school students have developed symptoms related to dry eye. Methodology: Its descriptive cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in a reputed school in the city and 1000 students who had attended online classes during the covid-19 pandemic by the Department of Ophthalmology, Chettinad hospital and research institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil nadu, India
Results: About 41% experienced redness of eye, 38% experienced blurring of vision, 36.6% had eye pain, 32% had burning sensation of eyes signs of dryness of eye. 50.2% had adequate distance between your gadget and eyes, 36.1 % had too close to eyes and 13.7 % had too far from eyes. Regarding the eye checkup, 43.7% never checked up their eyes, 11.6% does annual examination and 44.7% does rarely. Comparison between duration of Electronic Gadget usage per day during online class and offline class was significantly reduced after the offline class commencement. P value is 0.000001.
Conclusion: There is significant Digital screen exposure time difference is observed during online and in offline classes. And its impact in visual refractive errors and computer vision syndrome

Key words: COVID-19, Online class, Gadget usage, Refractive error


 
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Paul DSB, Rajan DS, Chokkalingam DS, Gnaneswaran DP, Matheen DA, . Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2023; 7(3): 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653


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Paul DSB, Rajan DS, Chokkalingam DS, Gnaneswaran DP, Matheen DA, . Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=127164 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653


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Paul DSB, Rajan DS, Chokkalingam DS, Gnaneswaran DP, Matheen DA, . Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2023; 7(3): 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



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Paul DSB, Rajan DS, Chokkalingam DS, Gnaneswaran DP, Matheen DA, . Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2023), [cited October 13, 2024]; 7(3): 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



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Paul, D. S. B., Rajan, D. S., Chokkalingam, D. S., Gnaneswaran, D. P., Matheen, D. A. & (2023) Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 7 (3), 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



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Paul, Dr Shinisha Bravian, Dr Sheelapreya Rajan, Dr Shankar Chokkalingam, Dr Premnath Gnaneswaran, Dr Adnan Matheen, and . 2023. Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 7 (3), 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



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Paul, Dr Shinisha Bravian, Dr Sheelapreya Rajan, Dr Shankar Chokkalingam, Dr Premnath Gnaneswaran, Dr Adnan Matheen, and . "Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 7 (2023), 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Paul, Dr Shinisha Bravian, Dr Sheelapreya Rajan, Dr Shankar Chokkalingam, Dr Premnath Gnaneswaran, Dr Adnan Matheen, and . "Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 7.3 (2023), 30-34. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653



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Paul, D. S. B., Rajan, D. S., Chokkalingam, D. S., Gnaneswaran, D. P., Matheen, D. A. & (2023) Assessing visual symptoms related to dry eye and refractive error in school students before and after online classes during COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 7 (3), 30-34. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1667489653