Computer vision syndrome among computer office workers in a developing country: An evaluation of prevalence and risk factors

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ranasinghe, P ^a   Wathurapatha, W S ^a   Perera, Y S ^b   Lamabadusuriya, D A ^b   Kulatunga, S ^b   Jayawardana, N ^b   Katulanda, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Computer vision syndrome; Prevalence; Risk factors; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SRI LANKA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84960406046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-1962-1     Document Type: Article

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