Evaluation of Risk Factors Contributing to Video Display Terminal Syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: There were many studies where computer users were surveyed and symptoms were attributed to use of computer but as the symptoms of patients were not always visible, many people using VDT didn't attribute computer for symptoms of VDTS. This Study spread awareness about VDTS among the outdoor patients and office staff workers at Tertiary hospital.In this study, we have screened computer users for ocular complaints along with risk factors and association between them. Material and Methods:This present study was carried out among the outdoor patients who uses computer for at least one year and presenting with eye complaints at Tertiary Care Centre and office staff of Medical Institute in Karad, Maharastra, India, where the uses of computers required, during the period of November 2016 to May 2018.180 Office staff worker and OPD patients, 25-50 years of age, were surveyed. All the participants were subjected to routine clinical examination. After ocular examination, subjects were asked to respond to a predefined questionnaire Results: Eyestrain, Dryness and Redness were major complaints in male while headache and burning were in females. Conclusion:Factors like working hours on a computer, whether they were using spectacles or not, their distance from the computer screen, the level of the eyes, type of monitor, the brightness adjustment, use of an antiglare screen, rule of 20-20-20 and the habit of taking breaks contributed to different ocular complaints.