Hubungan Antara Screen Time dengan Dry Eye pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background. Dry eye is a multifactorial disease on the surface of the eye with signs in the form of loss of tear film homeostasis accompanied by discomfort or discomfort in the eyes and/or blurred vision. The prevalence of dry eye in Indonesia reaches up to 27.5% in the young age group, namely 17-35 years. One of the risk factors for dry eye is female gender and screen time duration ≥2 hours/day. Aim. This study aims to determine the relationship between screen time and dry eye. Methods. The research was conducted analytically using a cross-sectional study design. The research sample was students from the Faculty of Medicine, University of North Sumatra class 2021 to 2023 who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were taken based on a non-probability sampling method with Consecutive Sampling type. Research data was collected through questionnaires to subjects regarding the devices most frequently used for screen time, average screen time per day, and the OSDI questionnaire. Results. The prevalence of dry eye sufferers among students from the 2021 to 2023 class is 88.6%. As many as 87.5% use cellphones as the device most often used for screen time. There are 70.5% of students who have screen time >8 hours/day. The results of statistical test calculations using the Chi-Square test show that there is a relationship between screen time and dry eye (p=0.000). Conclusion. There is a relationship between screen time and dry eye.