COMPUTER VISUAL SYNDROME IN PERUVIAN BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The objective of this research was to analyze the computer visual syndrome (CVS) in Peruvian basic education teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the non-experimental design and the transectional descriptive type. The sample was made up of 238 teachers from the initial, primary and secondary levels who worked in the city of Cusco to whom the Computer Visual Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q) was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. The results indicate that teachers are characterized by high levels of CVS, mainly characterized by burning eyes, tearing, itching, eye redness and heaviness in the eyelids. On the other hand, it was determined that the CVS levels were significantly associated with the age group, the time connected to the devices, as well as the development of preventive strategies by teachers. Therefore, it is imperative that preventive strategies are applied, such as the 20-20-20 rule, and ergonomic conditions are improved, such as the use of adequate seats, anti-glare screens and the brightness adjustment of the same. © 2023, University of Cienfuegos, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez. All rights reserved.

Prevalence of computer vision syndrome in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency

Introduction: In recent years, the use of computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones has experienced a constant in-crease, and even more so, the health emergency caused by COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in the amount of connection time to said devices. because the teaching mo-dality changed from face-to-face to virtual. Objective: To determine the prevalence and sociodemo-graphic variables associated with computer visual syndrome (VIS) in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency. Materials and methods: The research had a quantitative approach;the design was non-experimental and the tran-sectional descriptive type. The sample was made up of 215 students from the professional career of Education to whom the Computer Syndrome Questionnaire (SVI-Q) was applied, an instrument with acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Subsequently, the responses were systematized and ana-lyzed using the SPSS® software. Results: It was determined that there is a high prevalence of SVI and that some sociodemographic variables such as gender, age group, time of exposure to digital devices, as well as having a pre-existing eye disease were significantly associated with said prevalence (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is necessary to promote the application of preventive strategies, such as the 20-20-20 rule, and to im-prove ergonomic conditions, such as the use of adequate seats, anti-glare screens and brightness adjustment to re-duce the prevalence. and symptoms associated with IVS.