أعضاء هيئة التدريس - جامعة بنها
Relationship between screen time and dry eye symptoms in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic
The ocular surface • 2021
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون
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
الكلمات المفتاحية
Dry eye symptoms
Screen time
SPEED questionnaire
COVID
pediatric dry eye
المجلة العلمية
The ocular surface
الناشر
Not Available
المجلد
22
العدد
Not Available
الصفحات
117-119
publication.type
International
رابط البحث
Not Available
المواد المرفقة
Not Available
الملخص
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.