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

Table 2.

Signs and symptoms of eye strain related to using digital devices as perceived by survey participants

Title Always Sometimes Never Score
Severe Average Severe Average Median (IQR)
1 Burning 35 176 58 1226 514 2.0 (0.0; 2.0)
2 Itching 69 168 96 1267 409 2.0 (0.0; 2.0)
3 Foreign body sensation 54 100 37 835 983 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
4 Tears (watering) 144 263 58 1145 399 2.0 (0.0; 2.0)
5 Excessive blinking 50 108 34 711 1105 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
6 Redness 92 123 74 986 734 2.0 (0.0; 2.0)
7 Eye pain 55 106 67 877 906 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
8 Drooping eyelids 47 74 33 592 1263 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
9 Dryness of eyes 74 101 36 685 1113 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
10 Blurring of vision 98 87 60 740 1024 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
11 Double vision 40 52 33 484 1400 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
12 Difficulty in focusing near object 101 81 55 820 1052 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
13 Intolerance to light 174 143 75 702 915 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
14 Seeing colored halos 62 54 16 530 1347 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
14 Feeling of worsening eyesight 99 80 50 759 1021 0.0 (0.0; 2.0)
15 Headache 250 195 170 992 402 2.0 (0.0; 4.0)