A total of one hundred and eighty-six (186) respondents, comprising 57 males and 129 females in the age
bracket of17-34years (mean age: 25. 83±4.90years) were divided into two (2) groups: group A comprises
offorty (40) non-VDTusers and, group B comprises ofone hundred and forty-six(146) VDTusers. Each
group was investigated, using pre-sampling criteria of visual acuity screening and ocular health
assessment, before being handed a well-structured questionnaire, to be filled individually. Data
consequently obtained revealed that headache (41.78%); eyestrain (26. 72%), pain (31.51%) and
lacrimation (19.86%) were the most prevalent visual symptoms among non-presbyopic, Owerri-based
VDTusers. A comparative one-tailed statistical analysis using the Z-test (0.05) revealed that VDTusage
increases the prevalence ofvisual symptoms among users (P> 0.05). It was also revealed that Owerribased, non-presbyopic VDToperators are exposed to environmental risk factors hazardous to them while
working. Consequently, this study suggests that intervention programs aimed at ameliorating these
problems and the predisposing factors be introduced and sustained, to forestall the outbreak of a
dangerous health problem due to VDTusage.