Study of the Association Between Digital Eye Syndrome With Binocular Vision and the Ocular Surface in Higher Education Students in the Area of Health Technologies

NCT05675475 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: DESIROUS
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determinate the association between DES and changes in binocular vision and ocular surface. in higher education students in the area of health technologies. The main questions it aims to determine the prevalence of Digital Eye Syndrome (DES); the association between DES and changes in binocular vision and ocular surface; whether the time of use and the type of electronic devices influences the degree and type of symptoms of DES; and to determine whether there is an association between the type of ametropia and the symptoms of DES. Participants will have to answer 3 questionnaires (the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire; the Convergence Insufficiency Symptoms Survey, and the Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ-5)) and then they will perform an orthoptic assessment and an assessment of the ocular surface with the tear film Break Up Time (BUT) test.

Conditions

Digital Eye Strain

Keywords

accommodation; convergence; tear film

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of Digital Eye Syndrome

  To verify the existence or absence of digital fatigue syndrome in higher education students. For this purpose, the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire will be used. To verify the existence or not of digital fatigue syndrome in higher education. The Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q) will be applied, which is composed of 16 x 2 questions, to assess the symptoms and their intensity. This questionnaire makes it possible to classifying CVS as asymptomatic and symptomatic.

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Convergence Insufficiency Symptoms Survey

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

• Dry Eye Questionnaire (DEQ-5)

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

• Far Visual Acuity

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

• Near Visual Acuity

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

• Far Cover Test

  Immediately after subject enrollment, up to 1 week (single point collection)

Interventions

Exposure OTHER

Higher education students from health technologies field exposed to digital devices.

Orthoptic assessment (Outcome measure) DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The orthoptic assessment is a non-invasive assessment that will last for 30 min to determine visual parameters related to binocular vision. It will be carried out by the research team in the orthoptics and vision sciences laboratories of the Lisbon School of Health Tecnology.

Tear film Break Up Time (BUT) test (Outcome measure) DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The BUT test is a tear film rupture assessment test that allows the stability of the tear film to be evaluated. To perform these tests, it is necessary to instill fluorescein and then it is observed in the slit lamp under illumination with a cobalt blue filter, to count the break-up time.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Higher Education Students in the Area of Health Technologies.

You may qualify if:

• Students of the first, second and third year of the degrees offered by Lisbon School of Health Technology, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa;
• Age between 18 to 39 years;
• Accept and sign the consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Working Students;
• Students with known binocular vision disorders;
• Previous eye surgeries.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Nova de Lisboa: lead
• NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa: collaborator
• Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL): collaborator
• University of Évora: collaborator
• CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa: collaborator
• Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), Universidade Nova de Lisboa: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Saúde de Lisboa

Lisbon, 1990-096, Portugal

Location

Study Officials

• André Rosário, PhD

  NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Carla Lança, PhD

  Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Carla Lança, PhD

CONTACT

+351218980421; carla.costa@estesl.ipl.pt

Maria Barata, MSc

CONTACT

d52905@alunos.uevora.pt

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2022
• First Posted: January 9, 2023
• Study Start: January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 1, 2023
• Last Updated: January 9, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PT (1)