Comparative Study on the Influence of Different Types of Visual Display Terminals on Visual Function
Yao Yao, Jing Fu
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Beijing 100730, China
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the differences in visual fatigue caused by different types of visual display terminals (VDT) and their impact on visual health. Methods: This was a self-controlled study that enrolled 30 subjects, 7 males, 23 females, age 23(23, 25) years old, with an equivalent spherical lens of -3.86±2.71 D. The subjects used the digital table method to watch either a paper screen or TV screen video, one after the other, in random order. All subjects watched the video in the same environment for 30 minutes. Before and after watching the video, they filled in the Asthenopia Scale, and adjustment, aggregation, fusion and other visual function indicators were measured and the number of blinks was recorded. The comparison of the observation indicators and the data between the viewing modes was statistically analyzed by Friedman test and Wilconxon rank sum test. Results: After viewing the two screens, the blink frequency of all subjects increased, and the relative adjustment ability of the single eye and both eyes improved for those who looked closer at the screen. The score on the visual fatigue scale after watching the paper screen was significantly lower than that before watching (P=0.02) and was significantly lower than that after watching TV (χ2 =5.57, P=0.01), but there was no significant change in the scale score before and after watching the TV screen. When watching either the paper screen or TV, the median blink frequencies of subjects in front of the screen were 15.7(11.8, 17.3) and 16.9(13.1, 19.4) times/min. Median frequencies were 18.9(12.7, 20.1) and 20.4(15.3, 21.9) times/min after watching the two screens. Both screens elicited a significant increase in blinking frequency compared to before viewing (Z=2.82, P=0.01; Z=-2.27, P=0.02), but there was no significant difference between the two screens. After viewing paper-like screens, the horizontal heterophoria degree increased significantly compared to the amount before watching the screen (F=2.87, P=0.049), and was significantly greater than the amount after watching the TV screen (P=0.049). The AC/A value after watching the paper screen was lower than that after watching the TV screen (χ2 =2.99, P=0.03), but there was no significant difference from before and after watching the two screens. After watching the two screens, the positive relative accommodation ability (PRA) of the right eye, left eye and both eyes of the subjects increased compared with before viewing (F=11.01, 5.01, 10.00, P<0.05). The PRA of both eyes after watching paper-like screens at the same time was higher than watching TV screens (P=0.02). After watching a paper screen, the break point of the near-eye negative fusion (BI) and the recovery point of the far-eye positive fusion increased compared to before watching the screen (P=0.02, 0.04), but there was no obvious change in the functional parameters of fusion after watching the TV screen. Conclusions: Watching a VDT for a short time and at a medium distance can cause some visual fatigue-related index changes; different types of VDTs can have different effects on the visual function of the human eye. Watching a TV screen has less effect than watching a paper projection screen with low blue light and no flicker. The screen may be more likely to cause visual fatigue.
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