Could driving help us to "see better"? A comparative assessment of saccadic efficiency, visual speed, and attention.

Background: This study aimed at comparing drivers' and non-drivers' results in the Adult Developmental Eye Movement with Distractors test (ADEMd) and the Useful Field of View test (UFOV).

Methods: One hundred and twenty Spaniards (mean age 50.90 ± 17.

Eye discomfort at close work in Portuguese university students: A comparative analysis between the pre-COVID and confinement period.

Background: Many individuals experience visual symptoms associated with near work. The level of discomfort appears to increase with the amount of digital screen use.

Objective: To study the eye discomfort with near tasks in university students in the pre-COVID period and in the period of confinement due to the pandemic.

Factor structure of the convergence insufficiency symptom survey questionnaire.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the factorial structure of the Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey questionnaire with 15 items, in order to identify latent dimensions that can contribute to a more focused implementation. The questionnaire was self-administered in paper by 183 university students, in the age span of 18 to 30. Both Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure and Bartlett's sphericity test were performed to ensure the validity of the factorization.