Evaluation of Risk Factors Contributing to Video Display Terminal Syndrome

ABSTRACT

Introduction: There were many studies where computerusers were surveyed and symptoms were attributed to use ofcomputer but as the symptoms of patients were not alwaysvisible, many people using VDT didn’t attribute computerfor symptoms of VDTS. This Study spread awareness aboutVDTS among the outdoor patients and office staff workersat Tertiary hospital.In this study, we have screened computerusers for ocular complaints along with risk factors andassociation between them.Material and Methods: This present study was carried outamong the outdoor patients who uses computer for at leastone year and presenting with eye complaints at TertiaryCare 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 2018.180Office staff worker and OPD patients, 25-50 years of age,were surveyed. All the participants were subjected to routineclinical examination. After ocular examination, subjects wereasked to respond to a predefined questionnaireResults: Eyestrain, Dryness and Redness were majorcomplaints in male while headache and burning were infemales.Conclusion: Factors like working hours on a computer,whether they were using spectacles or not, their distance fromthe computer screen, the level of the eyes, type of monitor, thebrightness adjustment, use of an antiglare screen, rule of 20-20-20 and the habit of taking breaks contributed to differentocular complaints