Factors associated with eye pain and eye irritation during the online learning among the students of Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Lampang Campus

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Nattagorn Choochouy
Tanika Tingsa
Chanidaporn Tooktam
Thuchaphat Siriprarinya
Wuttipong Mawong
Thitikarn Pilawong
Kanyarat Jeenapak
Kawintip Panyakaew
Phongsakorn Hokleam
Cholnicha Bunpleum
Wiphada Sroinak
Peerapan Jucharoen

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the online learning is required since crowded student limit per classroom was announced. The trends of computer or related devices using time for study are increasing among the students and resulted in vision abnormalities especially eye pain and eye irritation. This current research was aimed to investigate factors associated with eye pain and eye irritation during the online learning by analytical cross-sectional study among the students of Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Lampang Campus. The self-reported questionnaire was administered to 132 students. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression were used to investigate the association. We found a high self-reported of eye pain (79.5%) and eye irritation (62.9%) among our subjects. The factors associated with eye pain were exercise (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 0.09, 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI): 0.02-0.42; p = 0.002) and sleep time (aOR = 12.80, 95%CI: 3.22-50.90; p = <0.001) by multivariable analysis. Meanwhile, the factors associated with eye irritation were age (aOR = 0.39, 95%CI: 0.16-0.92; p = 0.032), contact lens using (aOR = 18.26, 95%CI: 2.47-134.95; p = 0.004) and device time usage (aOR = 3.14, 95%CI: 1.33-7.45; p = 0.009) by multivariable analysis. Therefore, those associated factors with eye pain and eye irritation among students should be recognized and faculty or university could formulate the policy or recommendation to reduce such symptoms which could promote efficiency and safety online learning among students based on our results.

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