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Effects of screen modes and lighting conditions on visual symptoms in digital device users

Effects of screen modes and lighting conditions on visual symptoms in digital device users

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20251130002
Enrollment
44
Registered
2025-11-30
Start date
2025-11-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Healthy human volunteers belonging to the target population of the intervention Screen modes, Lighting conditions, Visual symptoms, Digital device

Interventions

Testing in bright conditions with standard bright display mode.,Testing in bright lighting conditions with Night Shift mode.,Testing in dim lighting conditions with standard (bright) display mode.,Tes
Bright conditions/Bright mode,Bright conditions/Night shift mode,Dim conditions/Bright mode,Dim conditions/ Night shift mode

Sponsors

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Aged between 18 and 25 years. - Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) of 0.10 LogMAR or better in both eyes. - Regular user of digital devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, or computers) for at least 5 days per week, with continuous use of at least 2 hours per day. - Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study and signs the written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Severe dry eye (NITBUT <5 seconds). - Diagnosed or suspected ocular diseases/pathologies (e.g., pinguecula, pterygium, cataract, glaucoma, conjunctivitis, macular degeneration). - History of ocular surgery or laser treatment within the past 6 months. - Presence of binocular vision anomalies. - Current use of eye drops or oral medications that may affect the tear system or extraocular muscle function (e.g., hormonal antagonists, antihistamines, muscle relaxants). - Regular smoking or excessive alcohol consumption. - Chronic sleep deprivation (<6 hours per night) during the week prior to the experiment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Eye strain symptoms Immediately post-intervention Visual acuity, (Positive relative accommodation, Negative relative accommodation, Accommodation facility,Near point accommodation,Near point of convergence, Positive fusional vergence

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dry eye symptoms Immediately post-intervention Ocular surface disease index questionnaire, Non invasive tear break up time, Tear meniscus height

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPattareeya Sereesantiwong

NU

pattareeyas@nu.ac.th0920284847

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026