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Volume 13 Issue 1 (January) 2024

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A Study To Evaluate Association Of Symptoms Of Asthenopia With Refractive Errors And Other Causes Of Asthenopia – A Clinical Based Observational Study
Dr. Mahak Gupta, Dr. Arpit Goel, Dr. Harpal Singh, Dr. Purva Lal

Prolonged use of computers and digital devices has becomesucha common cause of as the nopia. The decrease in as the nopia and morbidities associated with it among students(6-25 years of age) can lead to an important benefit to promote next generation of their career and health, both intellectually and psychologically, since these are the formative years in life, hence, justifying the need for research in this area. Material and Methods: The present study was carried among 750 children who and were diagnosed with asthenopia. Patients were tested for various refractive errors and the best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) was recorded. Retinoscopy was done using a streak retinoscope and orientation of Streak for astigmatism was done. Various associated symptoms and other parameters were evaluated using Chi square P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: Eye strain was noted in significantly higher proportions of eyes with myopia and astigmatism as compared to emmetropia and hyperopia (p<0.05) where as blurred vision was noted insignificantly higher proportions of eyes with hypermetropia(p<0.05). Dryness, irritation and sore eyes were present insignificantly higher proportions of emmetropic eyes (p<0.05). Low grades of myopia, low grade of hypermetropia and compound myopic astigmatism followed by simple myopic astigmatism were associated with more number of symptoms. Prolongedduration of digitaldevice/computer us age was significantly as sociated with higher number of symptoms associated with as the nopia (p<0.05) Conclusion: Compound myopic astigmatism was more commonly as sociated with as then opic symptoms, followed by low my opia and low hypermetropia respectively. Our study focused on the school and college going age group as they are over burdened with constant near work. And with the increase in online classes, digitalisation and work from home culture, it is the need of the hour to focus on treating the cause of asthenopia as it can lead to an important benefit to promote next generation of their career and health, both intellectually and psychologically.

 
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