Table 3.
CVS-Smart total score | CVS probability status | Recommendations |
---|---|---|
7–10 points | CVS-positive** (Confirmed case of CVS) |
-Consult your ophthalmologist or optometrist for appropriate treatment -Reduce your screen time -Follow instructions (see Table 4) -If you have a chronic eye disease or previous eye surgery, this diagnosis might be inaccurate** |
5–6 points | High probability of CVS | -Consult your ophthalmologist or optometrist to confirm or exclude CVS diagnosis -If you are identified as having CVS, please seek the appropriate treatment -If you are identified as not having CVS, please repeat the CVS-Smart every 6 months -Reduce your screen time -Follow instructions (see Table 4) |
3–4 points | Low probability of CVS | -Repeat the CVS-Smart every 6 months -Reduce your screen time -Follow instructions (see Table 4) |
1–2 points | No CVS | -Repeat the CVS-Smart every 6 months -Follow instructions (see Table 4) to improve your score to 0 points |
0 points | Healthy individual | -Follow prophylactic measures (see Table 4) |
Abbreviations: CVS, computer vision syndrome. Note: * The experts agreed that the CVS-Smart questionnaire and final score are ideal for university students and young adults, especially those in the Mandated Computer System Use Program; **The respondent should not be considered CVS-positive if respondent has concurrent eye disease or a history of eye surgery. Such cases require ophthalmic examinations to confirm or exclude a CVS diagnosis.