Study of refractive errors in medical students
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Refractive errors are apparently more prevalent among the high educational group and have become a huge economic and social burden1Materials and Methods The study was conducted at Eras Lucknow Medical College and Hospital and included 420 medical students of consecutive 4ys 20132016 Refractive error was assessed under cycloplegia using Snellens visual acquity drum and streak retinoscope The students were categorized according to their refractive error and the prevalence was calculatedResults Of 420 students 54 had refractive error Of these 777 had myopia 84 had hypermetropia and 17 had astigmatism Myopes were further divided into mild moderate severe It was found that 628 had mild 354 had moderate and 137 had severe myopiaConclusion The commonest refractive error among medical students is myopia of varying gradesKeywords Medical students Myopia Refractive error
Authors and Affiliations
Pragati Garg, Laxmi Singh, Mohd Raza, Swati Yadav
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