Assessment of digital eye strain among kids using e-learning during COVID-19 - An IJO Study - Video

Published On 2022-12-13T09:00:33+05:30 | Updated On 13 Dec 2022 1:37 PM IST

Overview

The All India Ophthalmological Society publishes the peer-reviewed, monthly print-on-demand compilation of issues known as the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications is the publisher. This journal published a paper in 2021. This article talks about a study that looked at children's digital eye strain.

The author of the study is Dr. Amit Mohan. Having worked at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai for more than 12 years, Dr. Amit Mohan has a specialty in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. He consults at the Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology and is in charge of Shri Adinath Fateh Global Eye Hospital in Jalore. His study on children's eye care has been published in more than 50 indexed journals on a national and international scale. The All India College of Ophthalmology awarded him a fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology.

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence, frequency of symptoms, and risk factors for digital eye strain (DES) in children enrolled in online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The paper discusses "Digital eye strain among kids (DESK study 1): prevalence and risk factor assessment among children using online e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Children have digital eye strain, as we discussed in one of our previous videos. The most frequent eye condition linked to extended use of digital devices is known as "digital eye strain". It is characterized by symptoms like headaches, dry eyes, itching, and a feeling of a foreign body in the eye.

Speakers

Dr. Amit Mohan

Dr. Amit Mohan is an ophthalmologist. He has more than 12 years of experience treating children's eyes, with a specialty in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus from Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai. He oversees Shri Adinath Fateh Global Eye Hospital in Jalore and consults at Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology in Rajasthan. More than 50 of his research publications on children's eye care have been published in indexed journals on a national and worldwide level. He has received the fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology from the All India College of Ophthalmology. For his contributions, he has received various academic awards.

Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

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

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751