Dry eye and blinking behavior in youths caused by over screen time

Published On 2022-01-08 11:09 GMT | Update On 2022-01-08 11:09 GMT

Dry eye illness is most common in pediatric populations, it is connected with altered blinking behavior during prolonged screen usage. Excessive screen usage among young people is a global epidemic with far-reaching ramifications for health and quality of life.

According to a new study done by Alex Muntz and colleagues, extended screen usage in a young population was related to blinking behavior and symptomatology comparable with individuals suffering from dry eye.

Study published in the Contact lens and Anterior Eye: Journal of British Contact Lens Association .The purpose of this study was to assess the spontaneous blink rates, dry eye symptoms, and screen use behaviors of juvenile prolonged screen time users.

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Extended screen time in youth tied to dry eye and blinking behavior: Study

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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Dry eye and blinking behavior in youths caused by over screen time

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