Effect of magnification devices on dental students’ visual acuity

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e0212793
• Main Authors: Wajngarten, Danielle, Garcia, Patrícia Petromilli Nordi Sasso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.03.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acuity; Adult; Age; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Dentistry; Dentists; Engineering and Technology; Eye; Factor analysis; Female; Humans; Lenses; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microscopes; Microscopy; Musculoskeletal diseases; Neck; Occupational health; Oral hygiene; People and Places; Pilot Projects; Posture; Social Sciences; Students; Students, Dental; Surgeons; Variance analysis; Visual Acuity; Brazil

This study aimed to determine dental students' visual acuity and neck angulation when using magnification devices and distances from the operating field. Forty students from each of the second through fifth years of the five-year program at the School of Dentistry of Araraquara were selected (N...