What is it about?
This online survey investigated the associations between the setup of visual display terminals (VDT) with the onset of symptoms associated with computer-vision syndrome (CVS). Using a comprehensive risk score, we assessed the ergonomic quality of home-based VDT workstations. CVS affected 42.7% of participants, with oculomotor symptoms representing the predominant clinical manifestation. Suboptimal workstation ergonomics at home were associated with an elevated risk of CVS.
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Why is it important?
The increasing use of VDT for work and recreational purposes suggests that a significant proportion of people will be affected in the future. Interventions to reduce CVS-related symptoms are needed. Controlling these may have important economic consequences, leading to a higher efficiency and reduced error rates of computer workers. To define effective preventive measures will therefore be a major challenge for future ophthalmological research.
Perspectives
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed work practices, accelerating the adoption of remote work. Investigating the ergonomic conditions of home-based work provided an important opportunity to identify potential health risk factors associated with this widespread occupational setting. The results of this study will inform the Social Accident Insurance on effective strategies and interventions to mitigate these risks, contribute to the evidence base needed to guide preventive measures, and support the Social Accident Insurance in developing effective strategies to improve working conditions for remote employees.
Thomas Behrens
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum
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This page is a summary of: Computer Vision Syndrome Before and After the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, July 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003484.
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