Visual Problems in Young Adults due to Computer Use

Moschos, Michalis; Chatziralli, Irini; Siasou, Georgia; Papazisis, Leonidas

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1299222

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“…Several studies have established that long durations of computer and smartphone use can trigger and/or exacerbate dry eye symptoms across all age groups. [27][28][29][30] It is not unusual now for adults to spend more time looking at screens than sleeping. 31 Thus, whereas in the past the typical patient with DED was likely to be a woman aged over 50 years, 6 ophthalmologists can now expect to see younger patients of both sexes with "lifestyle-driven" DED.…”

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<p>Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients Using Anti-Inflammatory Topical Medications for Dry Eye Disease</p>

White¹,

Zhao²,

Jayapalan³

et al. 2020

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Purpose: To assess patient satisfaction among current and former users of the antiinflammatory topical medications, cyclosporine A 0.05% (CYC) and lifitegrast 5.0% (LIF), for the management of dry eye disease (DED). Patients and Methods: Patients with DED were recruited via physician referral to participate in a survey. Current users of CYC or LIF were asked to rate their experience in terms of satisfaction, side effects, and limitation of activities. Switchers of CYC to LIF or LIF to CYC were asked to rate the importance of potential reasons for switching. Results: Surveys were completed by 207 patients currently treated with CYC (n=98), LIF (n=96), or other DED medications (n=13). Although overall satisfaction with current treatment was high, current users of CYC and LIF reported ineffective relief of DED symptoms (31% and 22%, respectively) and dissatisfaction with the time to onset of effect (29% and 11%). Substantial proportions of patients reported 'sometimes', "usually", or 'always' experiencing the following side effects: burning sensation (72% CYC, 64% LIF), itching (43% CYC, 44% LIF), altered sensation of taste (21% CYC, 56% LIF), blurred vision (37% CYC, 50% LIF), and discharge (28% CYC, 30% LIF). Of the 30 switchers of CYC to LIF and 31 switchers of LIF to CYC, the majority reported inability to relieve DED symptoms as a very or extremely important switching reason. Despite switching, one in four patients were somewhat dissatisfied or dissatisfied with their current medication, with 37% of patients reporting ineffective symptom relief. Conclusion: Although the rate of overall satisfaction was generally high with both LIF and CYC, many patients were unable to achieve effective symptom relief and commonly experienced side effects. The proportion of patients who were dissatisfied and/or unable to achieve effective symptom relief even after switching suggests the need for additional treatment options for managing DED.

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<p>Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients Using Anti-Inflammatory Topical Medications for Dry Eye Disease</p>

White¹,

Zhao²,

Jayapalan³

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“…Other factors include long-term contact lens wear, smoking, and laser refractive eye surgery 10–12. Activities like extended computer use, watching television, and reading can trigger and/or exacerbate dry eye symptoms 13. Low relative humidity, such as an office environment and air-conditioned areas, can be detrimental to the tear film 14.…”

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Diagnosis of dry eye disease and emerging technologies

Zeev¹,

Miller²,

Latkany³

2014

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Dry eye is one of the most commonly encountered problems in ophthalmology. Signs can include punctate epithelial erosions, hyperemia, low tear lakes, rapid tear break-up time, and meibomian gland disease. Current methods of diagnosis include a slit-lamp examination with and without different stains, including fluorescein, rose bengal, and lissamine green. Other methods are the Schirmer test, tear function index, tear break-up time, and functional visual acuity. Emerging technologies include meniscometry, optical coherence tomography, tear film stability analysis, interferometry, tear osmolarity, the tear film normalization test, ocular surface thermography, and tear biomarkers. Patient-specific considerations involve relevant history of autoimmune disease, refractive surgery or use of oral medications, and allergies or rosacea. Other patient considerations include clinical examination for lid margin disease and presence of lagophthalmos or blink abnormalities. Given a complex presentation and a variety of signs and symptoms, it would be beneficial if there was an inexpensive, readily available, and reproducible diagnostic test for dry eye.

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“…Recent epidemiological studies report dry eye symptoms in about 25% of high school students and 30 – 65% office workers. [15-21]…”

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Image-guided evaluation and monitoring of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease

Qazi

Aggarwal

Hamrah

2014

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common ocular disorders worldwide. The pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development of DED are not well understood and thus treating DED has been a significant challenge for ophthalmologists. Most of the currently available diagnostic tests demonstrate low correlation to patient symptoms and have low reproducibility. Recently, sophisticated in vivo imaging modalities have become available for patient care, namely, in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). These emerging modalities are powerful and non-invasive, allowing real-time visualization of cellular and anatomical structures of the cornea and ocular surface. Here we discuss how, by providing both qualitative and quantitative assessment, these techniques can be used to demonstrate early subclinical disease, grade layer-by-layer severity, and allow monitoring of disease severity by cellular alterations. Imaging-guided stratification of patients may also be possible in conjunction with clinical examination methods. Visualization of subclinical changes and stratification of patients in vivo, allows objective image-guided evaluation of tailored treatment response based on cellular morphological alterations specific to each patient. This image-guided approach to DED may ultimately improve patient outcomes and allow studying the efficacy of novel therapies in clinical trials.

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Visual Problems in Young Adults due to Computer Use

Abstract: The main symptom after computer use in young adults was dry eye. All visual problems associated with the duration of computer use. Artificial tears play an important role in the treatment of ocular discomfort after computer use.

Cited by 12 publications

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<p>Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients Using Anti-Inflammatory Topical Medications for Dry Eye Disease</p>

<p>Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients Using Anti-Inflammatory Topical Medications for Dry Eye Disease</p>

Diagnosis of dry eye disease and emerging technologies

Image-guided evaluation and monitoring of treatment response in patients with dry eye disease

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