Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part B (2024)

Aim: To explore the impact of various digital screen usage patterns, including duration and content, on the occurrence and severity of dry eye syndrome among adults.

Methodology: It was an observational cross-sectional study that was held at ASG Eye Hospital, Agarpara. It was a convenience sampling. There were 36 patients in this study. Following these, the study period was 4 months, and patients’ belonging the age group was 25-35 years. Patients were asked to fill out the consent form. The visual acuity of the selected patient was measured with Snellen’s chart. Patients were asked to fill out the SPEED questionnaire along with their digital screen use timing. Afterwards, the Schirmers test I was performed for the participants. All the data was collected and added to Microsoft Excel with coding. Data analysis was done with the appropriate statistical analysis method.

Result: A connection between screen usage and dry eye syndrome has been demonstrated in earlier research. 36 patients in all, of whom 21 were female and 15 were male, participated in the study. Individuals who use digital gadgets for longer than eight hours must be between the ages of 25-35 years were included in this study. As opposed to this, 52.8% of women and 80% of men had dry eye syndrome (DES). The association between SVT and SPEED was then examined using linear regression. This instance has a positive relationship because the p value is 0.1098, which is higher than 0.05 and it is called weak positive relationship Using the regression line to measure the association between SVT and DED, it was shown that the p value is 0.0243, which is less than 0.05.

Conclusion: My research aims to determine whether there is a correlation between screen time and dry eye. My research revealed that the likelihood of developing dry eye syndrome increases with screen time. Therefore, the null hypothesis is being rejected. As well as acknowledging the alternative theory's significance relationship. Everyone needs to be more mindful because screen time is linked to dry eyes. I believe that these behavioural factors—blink rate, break, and screen brightness—can be included in future research to obtain more information