Financial services, public administration, education, and healthcare are sectors with the most widespread gadget use. 1 Globally, the use of electronic devices in the healthcare sector has increased significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic due to online work and consultations. 1 Using video display terminals for extended periods has been associated with intense accommodative efforts, decreased blink rates, and increased evaporation of tear films, resulting in ocular discomfort and compromised ocular surface.
2 Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is an array of ocular and extraocular symptoms among computer users caused by long-term computer use during the day and at night. 3 Here's a video briefly describing CVS and the insights from a study on the prevalence of CVS among healthcare workers and medical students.
