IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHANGE IN THE WORK OF THE VISUAL ANALYZER AMONG STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES


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The 21st century forces us to keep pace with progress, whether we like it or not. Modernity is the time of progressive technologies, scientific breakthroughs and innovations. It is no secret that the study of a medical student is not an easy obstacle on the way to professional development. A large amount of information, difficult disciplines, high psycho-emotional stress. Is there a pattern between the time spent on learning, the method of controlling knowledge and studying information, and the state of the visual apparatus, or do modern realities dictate the need for constant use of digital media? The study conducted a survey of students from various Voronezh challenges, among which were: VSMU, VSU, VSAU, analyzed the main aspects of study, such as the type of work most common in a particular educational institution, the number of required tests, etc. and time A pattern was also revealed between the type of work, the time required to complete it, the obligation and the change in visual acuity. As a result of the work, a conclusion was formulated on the impact of the contract type of work and the time spent on it on the visual apparatus. In conclusion, there are also recommendations derived from the questioning of students.

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Relevance of the work: Every day the world around us is changing more and more. Replacing plastic cards with electronic ones, the emergence of voice assistants, smart home systems ... All this is inextricably linked with the gadgets that every modern person has. We check mail, respond to messages in instant messengers. All this has become a routine for us, but what effect does all this have on vision? And if we add to this huge volumes of literature, tests in a remote format, remote lectures and a stress factor. What has a greater impact: the constant need to use electronic devices for personal purposes or forced work for the educational process?

Goal 1. Using the method of questioning, analyze the time of using digital media and the place of study of students;2. To identify patterns of changes in visual acuity and type of activity; 3. Determine the causes that adversely affect the visual analyzer; 4. Suggest ways to solve the identified problems

Methods: Questioning students of VSU, VSMU and VSAUResults: After analyzing the survey of 150 students of three universities, VSMU, VSU and VSAU, it was found that at the moment only 23% of the respondents have diseases of the visual apparatus, while 72% noted deterioration from the moment of admission . When identifying possible causes, the following results were obtained for the respondents: 31% associate the decrease in visual acuity with excessive use of a smartphone and other equipment; 23% with non-observance of reading technique, including control over lighting, position of the body and books, etc.; 18% suggest a genetic predisposition. 

There was also a trend towards an increase in the time spent on digital media. 40% of respondents spend 6-8 hours in front of monitors, 25% spend more than 8 hours and only 2% spend about 2-3 hours a day. However, 52% of respondents spend only 2-3 hours for personal purposes. It follows from this: most of the time spent in front of the screens of digital media is forced and is not regulated by the students themselves. Also noticeable is the fundamentally different distribution of time used for work among students of different universities. The survey data is presented in the chart below.

Conclusion: From the above research data, it can be seen that the time of work of university students in digital media has increased significantly, which was facilitated not only by scientific progress and the pace of modern development, but also by educational methods. The post-COVID period has made its own adjustments, opened up new horizons for education, among which remote congresses and conferences occupy not the last place, but it also brought not so joyful consequences. Working with tests, educational platforms, scientific literature through monitors negatively affects the state of the visual analyzer. Every second person notes symptoms of eye fatigue, decreased visual acuity, which cannot but cause concern. Progress does not stand still, and keeping up with the times is the sacred duty of Russian education, but the use of methods 

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About the authors

Anastasiia Dmitrievna Sainikova

Voronezh State Medical University named N.N. Burdenko

Email: rybina_02@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-7426-257X
Russian Federation, 10, Studencheskaya str., Voronezh, 394036, Russia

Marina Valerevna Luschik

Voronezh State Medical University named by N.N. Burdenko

Author for correspondence.
Email: m.lushhik@vrngmu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1273-8374
Russian Federation, 10, Studencheskaya str., Voronezh, 394036, Russia

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