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PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS RELATED TO COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES IN PESHAWAR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-I).01      10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-I).01      Published : Mar 2023

Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar

Abstract

    Computers are vital, but in banking, they are essential. Long-term computer screen exposure harms the eyes. This study examined CVS prevalence and associated variables in Peshawar City Bank employees. This descriptive-analytical investigation was done across Peshawar city. Commuter bankers were the study population. This multistage study attracted 289 people. A complete tailored questionnaire using SPSS version 24 analyses collected data. Time exposure and CVS were examined. The chi-square test determined significance. A sample of 289 bank workers (mean age 32.72 ± 7.02 years) included 266 (92.0%) men and 23 (8.0%) women. 24.2% of employees had yes illnesses and 77.2% had CVS. Most of them had simple eye health issues due to computer screen overexposure. These symptoms included eye strain, pain, headache (68.9%), blurriness (67.5%), dryness (49.1%), blinking (46.7%), redness and irritations (44.3%). The prevalence of diagnosed eye diseases was high at 24.2% while CVS was positive in 77.2% for at least one symptom.

    Prevalence, Computer Vision Syndrome, Ophthalmology, Bank Employees

    (1) Hamza Munir
    Lecture, Department of Community Medicine, Mohammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ahmad Ali
    Medical Officer, DHQ Hospital Lakki Marwat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    (3) Farooq Khan
    Professor of Anatomy, Mohammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (4) Ulfat Sultana
    Associate Professor Pharmacology, Muhammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (5) Sidra Humayun
    Assistant Professor Pathology, Muhammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (6) Farzand Iqbal
    Assistant Professor Forensic Medicine, Muhammad College of Medicine, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Munir, H., Ali, A., & Khan, F. (2023). Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII(I), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-I).01

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    CHICAGO : Munir, Hamza, Ahmad Ali, and Farooq Khan. 2023. "Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (I): 1-9 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-I).01

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    HARVARD : MUNIR, H., ALI, A. & KHAN, F. 2023. Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII, 1-9.

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    MHRA : Munir, Hamza, Ahmad Ali, and Farooq Khan. 2023. "Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII: 1-9

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    OXFORD : Munir, Hamza, Ali, Ahmad, and Khan, Farooq (2023), "Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VIII (I), 1-9

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    TURABIAN : Munir, Hamza, Ahmad Ali, and Farooq Khan. "Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Computer Vision Syndrome among Bank Employees in Peshawar." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review VIII, no. I (2023): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2023(VIII-I).01