Closing eyes with artificial tears: A simple and effective strategy to combat screen-related asthenopia and dry eye symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The widespread use of various video display terminals (VDTs) always had a detrimental impact on ocular health. Prolonged use of smartphones has been one of the leading causes of dry eye (DE) and asthenopia. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find a simple and effective strategy to combat screen-related DE and asthenopia.

Methods

A group of healthy participants aged 18 and above were randomly assigned to three groups and tasked with a 2 h smartphone reading task. After 1 ​h of usage, each group adopted different methods of rest: no rest (Group A), a 10 min eye-closed rest (Group B), or a 10 min eye-closed joint artificial tears rest (Group C). Ophthalmological examinations and questionnaires were administered to all participants before and after the 2 h rea

SUBMITTER: Wang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature