Effect on Ocular Surface Symptoms of Online Education

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dry Eye; Eye Diseases; Ocular Surface Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: schirmer; Diagnostic Test: OSDI; Diagnostic Test: tear break up time

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04960696

desicion:06, dated: 12/04/21

Details and patient eligibility

About

retrospective, observational study.

Full description

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on ocular surface symptoms of students taking online education, which was a part of the distance learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic, to be able to prevent the formation of irreversible damage with early diagnosis and treatment. With recommendations that can be simply applied, it was aimed to protect ocular health.

Material and Method: The study included 315 students who were undertaking online education and presented at the Ophthalmology Department of a tertiary level university hospital. A record was made of sociodemographic data, Schirmer test results, tear break-up time (TBUT) measurements, and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores. The data were analyzed statistically using SPSS vn. 22.0 software, and a value of p<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.

Enrollment: 315 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Online education >6 years <30 years student

Exclusion criteria

not student not taking online education <6 years >30 years

Trial design

315 participants in 4 patient groups

primary school/78 subjects

Description:

Determining the negative effects of distance education on eye symptoms during the pandemic period.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: OSDI

Diagnostic Test: tear break up time

Diagnostic Test: schirmer

middle school/78 subjects

Description:

Determining the negative effects of distance education on eye symptoms during the pandemic period.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: OSDI

Diagnostic Test: tear break up time

Diagnostic Test: schirmer

high school/78 subjects

Description:

Determining the negative effects of distance education on eye symptoms during the pandemic period.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: OSDI

Diagnostic Test: tear break up time

Diagnostic Test: schirmer

university/81 subjects

Description:

Determining the negative effects of distance education on eye symptoms during the pandemic period.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: OSDI

Diagnostic Test: tear break up time

Diagnostic Test: schirmer