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) |