Eye discomfort and work with visual display terminals.

The study of Relationship between Mental Work Load and Sleep Quality in Video Display Terminals Users

Background & objectives: One of the factors affecting the performance of video display terminal users is their mental work load. Since low sleep quality causes fault and decreased accuracy in work, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between mental work load and sleep quality in video display terminals users. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 191 video d...

Eye care when using video display terminals.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the scientific data in the literature regarding eye problems and possible damage during the use of computer video display terminals. DATA SOURCES: Medline and non-Medline literature search and personal experience. STUDY SELECTION: Studies that provided evidence-based information about eye damage and eye care during the use of video display terminals were selected. DATA EXT...

Work Content and Eye Discomfort in VDT Work.

A questionnaire study of Swedish public employees with frequent and different types of VDT work (n = 2,025) was conducted. Eight different kinds of eye discomfort were examined, and an additive index was constructed. Eye discomfort was statistically related to aspects of work organization. The highest levels of discomfort were reported by computer-aided design (CAD), data entry, and word proces...

Work with visual display units in pregnancy.

Data from the Montreal survey on occupational factors in pregnancy were used to test the hypothesis that visual display units (VDUs) constitute a hazard to reproduction. Use of a VDU was recorded in 4712 current and 2164 previous pregnancies of women in full time employment at time of conception. After allowance for seven confounding variables, the risk of spontaneous abortion in current pregna...

Smartphones, video display terminals, and dry eye disease in children.