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<journal-id>0864-3466</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cub Sal Públ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-3466</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-34662023000100003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Trastornos en la salud visual causados por el síndrome del computador en el siglo xxi]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Disorders of the eyesight health caused by the computer vision syndrome in the XXI century]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vallejo López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alida Bella]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez Amaya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Josefina Elizabeth]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Departamento de Nivelación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guayaquil]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guayaquil]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-34662023000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En el siglo xxi, la mayoría de los ciudadanos del mundo utiliza herramientas tecnológicas con pantalla electrónica sin considerar el trastorno a la salud producido por su uso indiscriminado, al que se le denomina síndrome de visión por computador. Con el objetivo de concientizar a la sociedad acerca del daño a la salud visual que causa la exposición excesiva a las pantallas de los dispositivos electrónicos se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en las bases de datos electrónicas de Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud y Literatura Internacional en Ciencias de la Salud, en los portales ScienceDirect y U.S. National Library of Medicine. De los 50 artículos encontrados, fueron seleccionados 29 por su utilidad y se consultaron 108 personas. Se concluyó que el síndrome del computador afecta a millones de personas dedicadas a trabajar frente a las pantallas de los aparatos electrónicos y se recomienda una debida preparación para atender y prever sus efectos perjudiciales en la población.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In the XXI century, most of the world&#8217;s citizens use technological tools with electronic screens without taking into account the health disorders those produce due to their indiscriminate use, which are denominated as computer vision syndrome. With the objective of creating awareness in the society in relation with the damage to the visual health caused by the excessive exposure to the screens of electronic devices, I was carried out a bibliographic review in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences, and International Literature on Health Sciences; and in the websites of Science Direct and U.S. National Library of Medicine. Of the 50 articles found, 29 were selected for their usefulness and a survey of 108 people was conducted. It was concluded that the syndrome of computer affects to millions of people who work in front of the screens of electronic devices, and it is recommended a proper preparation to address and prevent the harmful effects they have in the population.]]></p></abstract>
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