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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: April 02, 2025]. 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 April 02, 2025]; 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, and Dr Adnan Matheen. 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, and Dr Adnan Matheen. "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, and Dr Adnan Matheen. "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


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