Effect of Cellular Phone and Video Games on Dry Eye Syndrome among University Students in Buraimi

Aim To investigate the effect of mobile phone use among University students in Buraimi. Methods The cross sectional survey was conducted to assess the effect of Cellular Phone and video Games on Dry Eye Syndrome among University Students in Buraimi. The sample size was estimated in the study 100 .The participants were randomly selected and the study was conducted in a standard optometry set up. Prior to the examination, informed consent was taken from the selected participants. The study was approved by research and ethical committee of the college of health science, University of Buraimi. Findings Results The study aimed to investigate the effect of mobile phone use among University students in Buraimi. A total of 100 sample size between 18 25 age were taken for the purpose of analysis. The finding is that using a cellular phone and video game has a negative influence on dry eye syndrome which 42 of sample size Smartphone use was more common in the dry eye disease. Conclusions This study shows that using cellular phone and video game has a negative influence on dry eye syndrome. Mohammed Salim Al Shamsi "Effect of Cellular Phone and Video Games on Dry Eye Syndrome among University Students in Buraimi" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30656.pdf