AIM:To test and compare the perceptual eye position and fixation stability of adolescents with emmetropia and adolescents with low myopia, investigating the characteristics of the perceptual eye position and fixation stability of adolescents with low myopia.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. A total of 132 adolescents(264 eyes)who visited in the ophthalmology clinic of our hospital from April to December 2023 were randomly selected as the research subjects. Participants were categorized into normal control group(n=45, 90 eyes), simple low myopia group(n=45, 90 eyes)and low myopia with anisometropia group(n=42, 84 eyes)according to their refractive status and were underwent assessments for perceptual eye position and fixation stability.RESULTS: Compared with the normal control group, the static and dynamic horizontal perceptual eye position deviation of the simple low myopia group and the low myopia with anisometropia group were significantly increased(P<0.05). Compared with the simple low myopia group, the static and dynamic horizontal perceptual eye position deviation of the low myopia with anisometropia group were significantly increased(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in static and dynamic vertical perceptual eye position deviation among the three groups(P>0.05); compared with the normal control group, the horizontal and vertical fixation stability of the simple low myopia group and the low myopia with anisometropia group were significantly worse(all P<0.01), but there was no differences in the simple low myopia group and the low myopia with anisometropia group(P >0.05).CONCLUSION: Abnormalities are observed in perceptual eye position and fixation stability function in adolescents with low myopia compared with those adolescents with emmetropia, even at best corrected visual acuity. The occurrence of anisometropia could lead to an increased degree of horizontal perceptual eye position displacement.

Objective:To provide support for efficient aeromedical support to aircrews by preliminarily investigating the current situation of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews and analyzing its influencing factors.Methods:A cross-sectional study was used. Seventeen items of Asthenopia Survey Questionnaire (ASQ-17), that was developed by the asthenopia research team of Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, was conducted on aircrews of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. from September 23, 2022 to December 29, 2022. The situation and risk factors of asthenopia, as well as the symptoms mentioned in ASQ-17 were evaluated and analyzed in civil aviation aircrews. The risk factors of asthenopia were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results:A total of 556 questionnaires were collected, and 516 were valid, with an effective recovery rate of 92.8%. The detection rate of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews was 31.40%. There were significant differences in the detection rate of asthenopia between genders and the groups with and without ametropia and among the job types of aircrews ( χ2=10.07, 8.34, 11.83, P=0.002, 0.004, 0.003), but there was no significant difference in the detection rate of asthenopia between age groups (<40 years and ≥40 years) and whether corneal refractive surgery of aircrews (both P>0.05). There were significant differences in the detection rate of asthenopia among the aircrews with varying durations of close-up eye use, different sleep qualities and severities of anxiety even depression ( χ2=16.33, 36.34, 62.65, P=0.003,<0.001,<0.001), with an increasing trend in the detection rates of asthenopia corresponding to the prolonged durations of close-up eye use, the decreased sleep quality and the aggravated anxiety even depression. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that job types, duration of close-up eye use, sleep quality, anxiety even depression and ametropia were the main risk factors for the occurrence of asthenopia ( OR=1.881-5.824, P=0.007-0.040). The results of ASQ-17 showed that the top 3 eyes symptoms of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews were dry eyes, eyes soreness and periocular discomfort, with an average score of 18.06 on the ASQ-17. Conclusions:The detection rate of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews is relatively high. The causes of asthenopia include dry eyes, excessive close-up eye use, ametropia and psychological factors according to the preliminary analysis. Aviation physicians should provide scientific and reasonable advice and intervention on the risk factors of asthenopia, with the aim of providing professional support for the visual health of aircrews.

Objective:To provide support for efficient aeromedical support to aircrews by preliminarily investigating the current situation of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews and analyzing its influencing factors.Methods:A cross-sectional study was used. Seventeen items of Asthenopia Survey Questionnaire (ASQ-17), that was developed by the asthenopia research team of Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, was conducted on aircrews of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. from September 23, 2022 to December 29, 2022. The situation and risk factors of asthenopia, as well as the symptoms mentioned in ASQ-17 were evaluated and analyzed in civil aviation aircrews. The risk factors of asthenopia were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression analysis.Results:A total of 556 questionnaires were collected, and 516 were valid, with an effective recovery rate of 92.8%. The detection rate of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews was 31.40%. There were significant differences in the detection rate of asthenopia between genders and the groups with and without ametropia and among the job types of aircrews ( χ2=10.07, 8.34, 11.83, P=0.002, 0.004, 0.003), but there was no significant difference in the detection rate of asthenopia between age groups (<40 years and ≥40 years) and whether corneal refractive surgery of aircrews (both P>0.05). There were significant differences in the detection rate of asthenopia among the aircrews with varying durations of close-up eye use, different sleep qualities and severities of anxiety even depression ( χ2=16.33, 36.34, 62.65, P=0.003,<0.001,<0.001), with an increasing trend in the detection rates of asthenopia corresponding to the prolonged durations of close-up eye use, the decreased sleep quality and the aggravated anxiety even depression. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that job types, duration of close-up eye use, sleep quality, anxiety even depression and ametropia were the main risk factors for the occurrence of asthenopia ( OR=1.881-5.824, P=0.007-0.040). The results of ASQ-17 showed that the top 3 eyes symptoms of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews were dry eyes, eyes soreness and periocular discomfort, with an average score of 18.06 on the ASQ-17. Conclusions:The detection rate of asthenopia in civil aviation aircrews is relatively high. The causes of asthenopia include dry eyes, excessive close-up eye use, ametropia and psychological factors according to the preliminary analysis. Aviation physicians should provide scientific and reasonable advice and intervention on the risk factors of asthenopia, with the aim of providing professional support for the visual health of aircrews.