Epidemiological study (observational study)

Some ocular symptoms experienced by users of mobile phones epidem.

By: Kücer N

Published in: Electromagn Biol Med 2008; 27 (2): 205-209

No exposure details are available.

This survey was conducted in Turkey to detect possible ocular symptoms experienced by users of mobile phones.

ocular symptoms: blurring of vision, redness, vision disturbance, secretion, inflammation, and lachrymation (secretion of tears)

Type of risk estimation:

Type	Value
Total	229

Statistical analysis method:

64.6 % of the participants owned their mobile phones 4 years and longer.
Women reported significantly more inflammation in the eyes than men (30.4 % compared to 10.4 %). No significant differences of other ocular symptoms were observed between men and women. Mobile phone users possessing a mobile phone for more than 2 years reported significantly more blurring vision than users owing a mobile phone less than 2 years. The author concluded that there was no evidence that mobile phone use may cause redness, vision disturbance, secretion, inflammation and lachrymation of the eyes.

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