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The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia

Talal Althomali, Ruba N. Altowairqi, Lamyaa M. Algethami, Aryam F. Alqthami, Khulud A. Alamri, Fatimah K. Alotaibi, Raneen S. Alqethami.


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Background: The computer has become an indispensable part of our lives, and daily computer use has a negative impact on our health, particularly our vision, causing symptoms such as eyestrain, redness, itchy eyes, dryness, blurred vision, and eye fatigue, all of which are known as computer vision syndrome (CVS).
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of computer vision syndrome and its risk variables among Saudi medical students attending Taif University.
Methods: The study’s target population consisted of medical students from Taif University in Saudi Arabia. Result: The study included 201 medical students, with an average age of 20.2 years old. CVS affects 85.1% of pupils or 171 out of 201, the majority of them are female. The most common CVS symptoms are copious tears (26.9%), red eyes (17.5%), and twitching of the eyelids (15.8%). CVS risk variables included female gender, increased computer use, and the use of light bulbs as a source of light.
Conclusion: According to this study, CVS is very widespread among Taif University’s undergraduate medical students. The most commonly reported CVS ocular symptom was considerable tears. Female students complained about CVS more often than their male classmates. Medical students must be more aware of computer-related health dangers.

Key words: Keywords: prevalences, risk, CVS, medical, surdents, Taif


 
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Althomali T, Altowairqi RN, Algethami LM, Alqthami AF, Alamri KA, Alotaibi FK, Alqethami RS. The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2025; 9(4): 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442

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Althomali T, Altowairqi RN, Algethami LM, Alqthami AF, Alamri KA, Alotaibi FK, Alqethami RS. The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=231496 [Access: May 14, 2025]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442

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Althomali T, Altowairqi RN, Algethami LM, Alqthami AF, Alamri KA, Alotaibi FK, Alqethami RS. The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2025; 9(4): 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali T, Altowairqi RN, Algethami LM, Alqthami AF, Alamri KA, Alotaibi FK, Alqethami RS. The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2025), [cited May 14, 2025]; 9(4): 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali, T., Altowairqi, . R. N., Algethami, . L. M., Alqthami, . A. F., Alamri, . K. A., Alotaibi, . F. K. & Alqethami, . R. S. (2025) The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 9 (4), 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali, Talal, Ruba N. Altowairqi, Lamyaa M. Algethami, Aryam F. Alqthami, Khulud A. Alamri, Fatimah K. Alotaibi, and Raneen S. Alqethami. 2025. The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 9 (4), 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali, Talal, Ruba N. Altowairqi, Lamyaa M. Algethami, Aryam F. Alqthami, Khulud A. Alamri, Fatimah K. Alotaibi, and Raneen S. Alqethami. "The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 9 (2025), 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali, Talal, Ruba N. Altowairqi, Lamyaa M. Algethami, Aryam F. Alqthami, Khulud A. Alamri, Fatimah K. Alotaibi, and Raneen S. Alqethami. "The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 9.4 (2025), 803-808. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442


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Althomali, T., Altowairqi, . R. N., Algethami, . L. M., Alqthami, . A. F., Alamri, . K. A., Alotaibi, . F. K. & Alqethami, . R. S. (2025) The prevalence and risk factors of computer vision syndrome among medical students in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 9 (4), 803-808. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1733255442




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