cohort study to clarify the health issues by long time ICT use

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19H03909
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Tatemichi Masayuki 東海大学, 医学部, 教授 (00318263)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中野 匡 東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (90217795) ; 古屋 佑子 東海大学, 医学部, 助教 (80880260)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ICT機器利用 / 緑内障 / 眼軸長

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have previously found that long-term use of VDT devices is associated with the onset of visual field abnormalities due to glaucoma.In order to take preventive measures to address this important finding as a public health issue, it is necessary to verify the risks at a high level of evidence. Various risk factors have been reported for glaucoma, so in order to prove a causal relationship, it is necessary to verify it through high-quality prospective studies that adjust for confounding and bias as much as possible. Detailed analysis has not been conducted to determine whether it is related to the onset of glaucoma. Therefore, we will conduct a detailed study of the types of ICT devices used, how to use them, and the duration of use regarding the risk of developing glaucoma.

Free Research Field

産業疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果は、現在のICT機器利用が、急速に拡大し世界的にも一般化した現在、極めて重要な知見を提供すると考えられる。特にICT利用が成人期における眼軸長の延伸と関係する可能性があることを示したことは、非常に重要な知見である。成人期以降にも眼軸長が伸びるのであれば、これまで幼児から成長期に行われてきた近視予防策を成人にも実施する必要があることを意味する。また、世界的にも近視の有病率が上がっていることから、この点で、本研究成果は、公衆衛生学的見地からも重要な結果を示すことができた。