“Effect Of Ophthalmic Intervention On Reducing Visual Discomfort Among Children Watching Online Classes During Covid-19 Pandemic’

Background: During the Covid-19 pandemic, all levels of education must use online learning. Therefore, children use gadgets and computers for longer time, which caused Visual Discomfort in children. The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of Ophthalmic Intervention on Visual Discomfort among children between age group of 6-14 years following online classes during COVID 19 pandemic. Methods: This study used an Experimental (experimental and control group) pre and post-test design. The subjects in study were 94 respondents selected by using simple sampling technique with randomization. The tool used in study was Parent's checklist and Snellen's chart. Results: Sample size -94 47 in each group). Pre-test level of ophthalmic intervention on Visual discomfort in experimental group 62.5 2.3 and the mean score in control group 62.7 3.6 respectively. Independent't' test value t = 0.371 shows not significant difference and in post-test level of Ophthalmic Intervention on Visual discomfort in experimental group was 27.02 7.58. The mean score in control group was 51.702 7.46. Independent't' test value of t = 15.89 shows highly significant difference. Before and after intervention the mean, standard deviation, range, mean difference, "t" test and confidence interval was used to compare the visual discomfort among children in experimental and control group. The results showed p value of experimental post-test p = <0.001 was less than p< 0.05 level which reveals Intervention was highly effective among children in the experimental group. Conclusion: This study concludes that there was an effect of giving Ophthalmic Intervention on Reducing Visual Discomfort outcomes in children. This shows eye exercise are useful in controlling visual discomfort.