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        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH270025</article-id>
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        <article-title>Effectiveness of ruta graveolens 30ch in cases of digital vision  syndrome in age group of 15-40 yrs: a case series</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Jisha</surname>
            <given-names>Raichura</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Arefa</surname>
            <given-names>Siddiqui</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ruchita</surname>
            <given-names>Patil</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="aff1">MNH</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-04">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>04</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>7</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>61</fpage>
      <lpage>65</lpage>
      <abstract>
        <p>As there is no precise guide lines, it is now a everyday practice for students to 
spend most of their time (8 to 12 hours/day) dealing with E-classes in front of computer or 
mobile screens. Over past few months due to COVID-19 lockdown, our society has been in 
indoor settings where the education, work and entertainment are through digital platform. This 
created an increase in rate of digital eye strain. It is an emerging global problem; enhancing 
proficiency over this will be considerable asset to community as well employing use of 
homeopathic medicine Ruta graveolens perceiving its utility in digital vision syndrome through 
case series study with sample size 46 cases. Based on study from 46 patients, 45(97.82%) 
patients were improving, and 1(2.18%) patient was improved. The mean score of Symptom 
index form scale at the beginning of the study was 19.95 &amp; after treatment mean score was 
6.86. Ruta 30CH is effective in cases of Digital Vision Syndrome. From the study we observed 
that Quality of life of patient was improved.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Digital Vision Syndrome</kwd>
        <kwd>Ruta graveolens 30 CH</kwd>
        <kwd>Symptom Index Form Scale</kwd>
        <kwd>Eye strain.</kwd>
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