Impact of Online Classes and Risk of Computer Vision Syndrome During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted everyone's life and daily activities. The education system is the one that has been hit the most. It shifted traditional classroom sessions to a digital platform. As a result, students' screen time on digital gadgets increased. In the long run, this will raise the risk of vision problems and ocular pathologies associated with symptoms such as tiredness, straining of eyes and redness leading to blurred or double vision. 1 Computer vision syndrome (CVS), often known as digital eye strain (DES), 2 is one of the common pathologies to consider.