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Relationship between screen time and dry eye symptoms in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic
The ocular surface • 2021
Publication Information
Authors
Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny, Taher K Eleiwa, Magdi S Yacoub, Joseph George, Reem H ElSheikh, Abid Haseeb, James Kwan, Ibrahim A Elsaadani, Sheren M Abo Shanab, Omar Solyman, Hajirah N Saeed
Keywords
Dry eye symptoms
Screen time
SPEED questionnaire
COVID
pediatric dry eye
Journal
The ocular surface
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
22
Issue
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Pages
117-119
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Prolonged use of screens has previously been shown to increase
symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) [1]. Although this relationship in
adults has been well-studied, few studies have examined this relationship in pediatrics and none have assessed the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic—and its associated increase in screen time—on DED in children [2,3]. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the
COVID-19 pandemic on screen time (ST) and its relationship with DED
symptoms in children using a modified SPEED questionnaire
(m-SPEED).
This was a cross-sectional study performed at pediatric ophthalmology clinics at two different institutes in Egypt (Benha University and
Research Institute of Ophthalmology) between December 2020 and the
end of March 2021. The study was approved by the ethics committees of
Benha University Hospitals and Research Institute of Ophthalmology
and adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) [1]. Although this relationship in
adults has been well-studied, few studies have examined this relationship in pediatrics and none have assessed the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic—and its associated increase in screen time—on DED in children [2,3]. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the
COVID-19 pandemic on screen time (ST) and its relationship with DED
symptoms in children using a modified SPEED questionnaire
(m-SPEED).
This was a cross-sectional study performed at pediatric ophthalmology clinics at two different institutes in Egypt (Benha University and
Research Institute of Ophthalmology) between December 2020 and the
end of March 2021. The study was approved by the ethics committees of
Benha University Hospitals and Research Institute of Ophthalmology
and adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.