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Visual discomfort

MedGen UID:
53036
•Concept ID:
C0042818
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Visual Discomfort
SNOMED CT: Visual discomfort (7751009)

Definition

Adverse effects experienced with normal viewing, which may include eye strain, blurred vision, and diplopia. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVisual discomfort

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnostic criteria for persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): Consensus document of the committee for the Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society.
Staab JP, Eckhardt-Henn A, Horii A, Jacob R, Strupp M, Brandt T, Bronstein A
J Vestib Res 2017;27(4):191-208. doi: 10.3233/VES-170622. PMID: 29036855Free PMC Article
Dry Eye Treatment Based on Contact Lens Drug Delivery: A Review.
Guzman-Aranguez A, Fonseca B, Carracedo G, Martin-Gil A, Martinez-Aguila A, Pintor J
Eye Contact Lens 2016 Sep;42(5):280-8. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000184. PMID: 26372476
Diagnostic procedures and management of dry eye.
Kaštelan S, Tomić M, Salopek-Rabatić J, Novak B
Biomed Res Int 2013;2013:309723. Epub 2013 Aug 19 doi: 10.1155/2013/309723. PMID: 24024186Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Validation of the Leiden Visual Sensitivity Scale and Visual Discomfort Scale in Chronic Pain Conditions.
Ten Brink AF, Proulx MJ, Bultitude JH
Perception 2021 May;50(5):399-417. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1177/03010066211005327. PMID: 33789541
A neural correlate of visual discomfort from flicker.
Patterson Gentile C, Aguirre GK
J Vis 2020 Jul 1;20(7):11. doi: 10.1167/jov.20.7.11. PMID: 32667963Free PMC Article
Ocular and visual discomfort associated with smartphones, tablets and computers: what we do and do not know.
Jaiswal S, Asper L, Long J, Lee A, Harrison K, Golebiowski B
Clin Exp Optom 2019 Sep;102(5):463-477. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12851. PMID: 30663136
Asthenopia and blink rate under visual and cognitive loads.
Gowrisankaran S, Nahar NK, Hayes JR, Sheedy JE
Optom Vis Sci 2012 Jan;89(1):97-104. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318236dd88. PMID: 22051780
Accommodation response and visual discomfort.
Tosha C, Borsting E, Ridder WH 3rd, Chase C
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2009 Nov;29(6):625-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00687.x. PMID: 19821926

Diagnosis

Validation of the Leiden Visual Sensitivity Scale and Visual Discomfort Scale in Chronic Pain Conditions.
Ten Brink AF, Proulx MJ, Bultitude JH
Perception 2021 May;50(5):399-417. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1177/03010066211005327. PMID: 33789541
Ocular and visual discomfort associated with smartphones, tablets and computers: what we do and do not know.
Jaiswal S, Asper L, Long J, Lee A, Harrison K, Golebiowski B
Clin Exp Optom 2019 Sep;102(5):463-477. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12851. PMID: 30663136
Visual discomfort and flicker.
Yoshimoto S, Garcia J, Jiang F, Wilkins AJ, Takeuchi T, Webster MA
Vision Res 2017 Sep;138:18-28. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.05.015. PMID: 28709920Free PMC Article
Accommodation response and visual discomfort.
Tosha C, Borsting E, Ridder WH 3rd, Chase C
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2009 Nov;29(6):625-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00687.x. PMID: 19821926
Visual discomfort and objective measures of static accommodation.
Chase C, Tosha C, Borsting E, Ridder WH 3rd
Optom Vis Sci 2009 Jul;86(7):883-9. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181ae1b7c. PMID: 19521268

Therapy

Visual discomfort and contact lens wear: A review.
Rueff EM
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023 Aug;46(4):101872. Epub 2023 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.101872. PMID: 37277259
Adaptation and visual discomfort from flicker.
Yoshimoto S, Jiang F, Takeuchi T, Wilkins AJ, Webster MA
Vision Res 2019 Jul;160:99-107. Epub 2019 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2019.04.010. PMID: 31091424Free PMC Article
Current understanding of photophobia, visual networks and headaches.
Noseda R, Copenhagen D, Burstein R
Cephalalgia 2019 Nov;39(13):1623-1634. Epub 2018 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/0333102418784750. PMID: 29940781Free PMC Article
Visual discomfort and flicker.
Yoshimoto S, Garcia J, Jiang F, Wilkins AJ, Takeuchi T, Webster MA
Vision Res 2017 Sep;138:18-28. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.05.015. PMID: 28709920Free PMC Article
Visual search and visual discomfort.
O'Hare L, Clarke AD, Hibbard PB
Perception 2013;42(1):1-15. doi: 10.1068/p7242. PMID: 23678612

Prognosis

New Patterns of Information and Communication Technologies Usage at Work and Their Relationships with Visual Discomfort and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study of Spanish Organizations.
Soria-Oliver M, López JS, Torrano F, García-González G, Lara Á
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Aug 30;16(17) doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173166. PMID: 31480256Free PMC Article
Visual discomfort and flicker.
Yoshimoto S, Garcia J, Jiang F, Wilkins AJ, Takeuchi T, Webster MA
Vision Res 2017 Sep;138:18-28. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.05.015. PMID: 28709920Free PMC Article
Stereoscopic 3D Visual Discomfort Prediction: A Dynamic Accommodation and Vergence Interaction Model.
Oh H, Lee S, Bovik AC
IEEE Trans Image Process 2016 Feb;25(2):615-29. Epub 2015 Dec 7 doi: 10.1109/TIP.2015.2506340. PMID: 26672036
Asthenopia and blink rate under visual and cognitive loads.
Gowrisankaran S, Nahar NK, Hayes JR, Sheedy JE
Optom Vis Sci 2012 Jan;89(1):97-104. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318236dd88. PMID: 22051780
Visual search in migraine and visual discomfort groups.
Conlon E, Humphreys L
Vision Res 2001 Oct;41(23):3063-8. doi: 10.1016/s0042-6989(01)00204-8. PMID: 11704243

Clinical prediction guides

Validation of the Leiden Visual Sensitivity Scale and Visual Discomfort Scale in Chronic Pain Conditions.
Ten Brink AF, Proulx MJ, Bultitude JH
Perception 2021 May;50(5):399-417. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1177/03010066211005327. PMID: 33789541
The effects of visual discomfort and chromaticity separation on neural processing during a visual task.
Lindquist LC, McIntire GR, Haigh SM
Vision Res 2021 May;182:27-35. Epub 2021 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.007. PMID: 33588291Free PMC Article
Visual discomfort and flicker.
Yoshimoto S, Garcia J, Jiang F, Wilkins AJ, Takeuchi T, Webster MA
Vision Res 2017 Sep;138:18-28. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.05.015. PMID: 28709920Free PMC Article
Stereoscopic 3D Visual Discomfort Prediction: A Dynamic Accommodation and Vergence Interaction Model.
Oh H, Lee S, Bovik AC
IEEE Trans Image Process 2016 Feb;25(2):615-29. Epub 2015 Dec 7 doi: 10.1109/TIP.2015.2506340. PMID: 26672036
Accommodation response and visual discomfort.
Tosha C, Borsting E, Ridder WH 3rd, Chase C
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2009 Nov;29(6):625-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00687.x. PMID: 19821926

Recent systematic reviews

Preference-based Glaucoma-specific Health-related Quality of Life Instrument: Development of the Health Utility for Glaucoma.
Muratov S, Podbielski DW, Kennedy K, Jack SM, Pemberton J, Ahmed IIK, Baltaziak M, Xie F
J Glaucoma 2018 Jul;27(7):585-591. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000984. PMID: 29762270

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