Factores asociados a la prevalencia del síndrome visual informático en estudiantes de secundaria en un colegio privado de Ferreñafe post confinamiento por la pandemia COVID-19
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2025
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Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo
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Introducción: La pandemia por la enfermedad de COVID-19 trajo consigo muchas medidas, entre las que estuvo el confinamiento, que a su vez conllevó a medidas como la educación online que aumentó el tiempo de exposición a pantallas digitales, pudiendo ser la causante del aumento de casos de síndrome visual informático, definido como conjunto de síntomas relacionados con la visión que resultan de la exposición prolongada a dispositivos digitales. Materiales y Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio observacional transversal en una institución educativa particular de educación secundaria, utilizando datos recolectados en marzo del 2023. La muestra total utilizada fue de 157 estudiantes de entre 12 y 17 años, de los cuales se les pidió consentimiento a los padres para el uso de sus datos. Resultados: En el estudio se encontró que la prevalencia general de síndrome visual informático fue de 68.6%, donde hubo mayor prevalencia en el sexo femenino, los síntomas más frecuentes fueron dolor de cabeza, picazón, lagrimeo, visión borrosa, sensibilidad a la luz, etc. Además, se halló relación significativa con variables como el sexo, procedencia, la toma de descansos y los errores de refracción. Conclusión: El síndrome visual informático es una condición que ha ido en aumento con los años y que la pandemia por COVID-19 acentúo, es más frecuente en mujeres y en personas con algunos factores de riesgo intrínsecos y extrínsecos de la propia persona como el tiempo de exposición, el uso de lentes de contacto, tiempo extenso entre toma de descansos, entre otras.
Introduction: The pandemic due to COVID-19 disease brought many measures, among which was confinement, which in turn led to measures such as online education that increased the time of exposure to digital screens, and could be the cause of the increase in cases of computer visual syndrome. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in a private educational institution of secondary education, using data collected in March 2023. The total sample used was 157 students between 12 and 17 years of age, whose parents were asked to consent to the use of their data. Results: The study found that the overall prevalence of computer vision syndrome was 68.6%, with a higher prevalence in the female sex, and the most frequent symptoms were headache, itching, tearing, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, etc. In addition, a significant relationship was found with variables such as sex, origin, taking breaks and refractive errors. Conclusion: Computer vision syndrome is a condition that has been increasing over the years and that the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated. It is more frequent in women and in people with some intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors such as exposure time, use of contact lenses, long time between taking breaks, among others.
Introduction: The pandemic due to COVID-19 disease brought many measures, among which was confinement, which in turn led to measures such as online education that increased the time of exposure to digital screens, and could be the cause of the increase in cases of computer visual syndrome. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in a private educational institution of secondary education, using data collected in March 2023. The total sample used was 157 students between 12 and 17 years of age, whose parents were asked to consent to the use of their data. Results: The study found that the overall prevalence of computer vision syndrome was 68.6%, with a higher prevalence in the female sex, and the most frequent symptoms were headache, itching, tearing, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, etc. In addition, a significant relationship was found with variables such as sex, origin, taking breaks and refractive errors. Conclusion: Computer vision syndrome is a condition that has been increasing over the years and that the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated. It is more frequent in women and in people with some intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors such as exposure time, use of contact lenses, long time between taking breaks, among others.
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Síndrome visual informático, Estudiantes, Pantallas digitales, Computer vision syndrome, Students, Digital screens
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Labrin A. Factores asociados a la prevalencia del síndrome visual informático en estudiantes de secundaria en un colegio privado de Ferreñafe post confinamiento por la pandemia COVID-19 [Tesis de licenciatura]. Chiclayo: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo; 2025. 37 p. Disponible en:
