PREVALENCE OF COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES

Background: the importance of computer can’t be ignored, but when it comes to banking business it becomes the norm and core component of the system. Long terms exposure to computer screen is also unhealthy for the eye. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) and its associated factors in bank employees of Peshawar City. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted in different areas of Peshawar city. The study population was the bank employees working on commuter. Using multistage approach 289 participants were recruited for this study. The data collection tool was a comprehensive adapted questionnaire and data were analyses on SPSS-24. Comparison was made for assessing the association between time exposure and occurrence of CVS. Chi-square test was applied to see any significant association between the assessed parameters. Results: Result were based on a sample of 289 bank workers (Mean age 32.72±7.02 years) out of whom 266 (92.0%) were male and 23 (8.0%) were female. The apparent diagnosed eye diseases were found in 24.2% of employees while CVS was found in 77.2%. However, most of them had simple adverse symptoms associated with eye health which may probably be due to over exposure to computer screen. These symptoms included eye strain, pain, headache (68.9%), blurriness (67.5%), dryness (49.1%), blinking (46.7%), redness and irritations (44.3%). Conclusion: The prevalence of diagnosed eye diseases was high while CVS was positive in 77.2% for at least one symptom. Pak J Physiol 2024;20(4):60-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v20i4.1698