Table 1.
Profile of refractive status and usage of digital devices among surveyed Saudi participants
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 status |
Positive Negative Don’t know |
282 1727 0 |
14.0 86.0 0 |
| Quarantine status |
Quarantined No Missing |
223 932 854 |
11.1 46.4 42.5 |
| Use of spectacles |
Spectacles for Clear Vision Contact lens cosmetic Spectacles and contact lens No contact lens or spectacles |
393 59 55 1502 |
19.6 2.9 2.7 74.8 |
| Purpose of visual aids |
Spectacle for reading Spectacle for distance Spectacle for both Missing |
72 222 231 1484 |
3.6 11.1 11.5 73.9 |
| Last optical check up |
Within 1 year 1 to 2 year More than 2 years Not applicable |
79 61 1476 393 |
3.9 3.0 73.5 19.6 |
| Duration of using optical aids (hours in week) |
1–2 times in the week 3 times or more in a week Daily Other Daily |
79 61 1476 393 |
3.9 3.0 73.5 19.6 |
| Using make up |
1 Daily 1–2 times in the week 3 times or more in a week Not using |
60 100 45 1804 |
3.0 5.0 2.2 89.8 |
| Purpose of using digital devices |
Work only Social Contact Both Other |
23 485 0 1375 126 |
1.1 24.1 0.0 68.4 6.3 |
| Duration of digital devices usage |
Less than 2 h 2–6 h More than 6 h |
140 644 1225 |
7.0 32.1 61.0 |