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PREVALENCE OF VISUAL DEFECTS RELATED TO DIGITAL DEVICE USAGE OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AMONG UNIVERSITY OF TABUK STUDENTS, SAUDI ARABIA, 2020
Manal Mohammed Eed Alhawiti, Lena Defallah G Alzhrani, Areej Abdullah Aljohani, Raghad Mohammed E Alhawiti, Ghadah Eid Alatwi, Raghad Turki Asiri, Raghad Saud Ali Albalawi, Zinab Alatawi.
Background: Eye-related problems are common among digital device users as a result of the increased dependence on the internet, e-books, and others. Since a few studies concerning this topic had been conducted in this area, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of visual
defects related to digital device usage due to educational purposes among University of Tabuk Students in Saudi Arabia, 2020
Material and method: A cross-sectional descriptive study. It was conducted at Tabuk city among 468 students of the University of Tabuk. Study data were obtained by a semi-structured questionnaire distributed to the students of the University of Tabuk. Later on, the data was interpreted by The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 23, IBM, Chicago, USA).
Results: Out of 468 respondents, 68.2% were females, and over half of the participants (54.7%) were students of medicine. Most of them (39.5%) have used digital devices for learning for less than a year. Eye symptoms were reported by 71.2% of participants. Moreover, the most reported symptom was eye pain (65.4%), following that is eye redness (40.8%). Furthermore, vision was affected in 56.2% of participants.
Conclusion: The Survey for eye disorders associated with electronic studying among University of Tabuk students revealed higher symptom rates compared with many similar studies. Digital studying has many benefits, but it markedly affects the eye health of students.
To Cite This Article: Alhawiti MM, Alzhrani LD, Aljohani AA, Alhawiti RM, Alatwi GE, Asiri RT, Albalawi RS, Alatawi Z. Prevalence of Visual Defects Related to Digital Device Usage of Educational Purpose Among University of Tabuk Students, Saudi Arabia, 2020. Saudi Med J Students. 2021 Jul 1;2(2): 13-23
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