Prevalence of computer vision syndrome in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency ; Prevalencia del síndrome visual informático en estudiantes universitarios peruanos durante la emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19

Introduction: In recent years, the use of computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones has experienced a constant increase, and even more so, the health emergency caused by COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in the amount of connection time to said devices. because the teaching modality changed from face-to-face to virtual. Objective: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic variables associated with computer visual syndrome (VIS) in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 health emergency. Materials and methods: The research had a quantitative approach; the design was non-experimental and the transectional descriptive type. The sample was made up of 215 students from the professional career of Education to whom the Computer Syndrome Questionnaire (SVI-Q) was applied, an instrument with acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Subsequently, the responses were systematized and analyzed using the SPSS® software. Results: It was determined that there is a high prevalence of SVI and that some sociodemographic variables such as gender, age group, time of exposure to digital devices, as well as having a pre-existing eye disease were significantly associated with said prevalence (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is necessary to promote the application of preventive strategies, such as the 20-20-20 rule, and to improve ergonomic conditions, such as the use of adequate seats, anti-glare screens and brightness adjustment to reduce the prevalence. and symptoms associated with IVS. ; Introducción: Durante los últimos años, el uso de computadoras, laptops, tablets y teléfonos inteligentes ha experimentado un aumento constante, y más aún, la emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19 ha provocado un aumento significativo en la cantidad del tiempo de conexión a dichos dispositivos debido a que la modalidad de enseñanza pasó de ser presencial a ser virtual. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y variables sociodemográficas asociadas al síndrome visual informático (SVI) en estudiantes universitarios peruanos ...