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. 2022 Dec 5;43(6):1935–1943. doi: 10.1007/s10792-022-02593-y

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