Characteristics of self-reported asthenopia in a large-scale crowdsourced study using the smartphone application DryEyeRhythm.

ABSTRACT: This study identified the characteristics and factors associated with self-reported asthenopia using the DryEyeRhythm smartphone application. A cross-sectional digital cohort study was conducted between November 2016 and September 2019. DryEyeRhythm smartphone application users who completed the survey questionnaire were included in the analysis. Participants with incomplete or duplicate data, foreign data from outside of Japan, or missing Global Positioning System data were excluded from the analysis. Self-reported asthenopia was determined using the question "Do you have any symptoms of asthenopia?". Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with self-reported asthenopia. Among 35,218 users who downloaded DryEyeRhythm, 3,593 completed the questionnaires and

SUBMITTER: Zou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12848053 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature