The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia

Research Article

Prevalence of Asthenopia in Visual Display Terminal Operators at Federal International Finance Group Bali

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302026,
        author={I Putu Oka Primantara and Sagung Putri Permana Lestari Murdhana Putere},
        title={Prevalence of Asthenopia in Visual Display Terminal  Operators at Federal International Finance Group Bali},
        proceedings={The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={NCOV},
        year={2020},
        month={11},
        keywords={prevalence terminal operators finance group bali},
        doi={10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302026}
    }
    
  • I Putu Oka Primantara
    Sagung Putri Permana Lestari Murdhana Putere
    Year: 2020
    Prevalence of Asthenopia in Visual Display Terminal Operators at Federal International Finance Group Bali
    NCOV
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2302026
I Putu Oka Primantara1,*, Sagung Putri Permana Lestari Murdhana Putere1
  • 1: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Warmadewa, Denpasar, Bali
*Contact email: iputu.oka@gmail.com

Abstract

Asthenopia is a group of symptoms or complaints in the eye that generally appear when reading or work that requires precision. One of the occupations that are at risk for impaired asthenopia are employees who use computers at the Federal International Finance (FIF) Group Bali. This study aims to determine the percentage of asthenopia disorders based on asthenopia symptoms experienced. This study was descriptive study with cross-sectional approach among the FIF employes who work on the computer. The variables included asthenopia disorders, age, gender, VDT settings, screen filters, duration of work, and rest duration, room and angle lighting formed between the top of the monitor and the midpoint of the screen. The most common complaint was headache as many as 38 respondents (79.16%). The incidence of asthenopia in the age group of 21-40 years was a headache of 28 respondents (58.4%), and at the age of 41-60 years was a headache of 10 respondents (20.9%). The highest prevalence of asthenopia in room lighting settings <200 lux was headache as much as 19 respondents (39.6%), while in room lighting 200 lux-500 lux was blurred vision with as many as 10 respondents (23%).