A cross-sectional study of refractive errors between medical students of Indian and Malaysian Medical Colleges, At Belagavi
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Of all the human senses, the sense of vision is used the most and so, is affected the most. Refractive errors are becoming a more problem of concern, especially Myopia has become very common problem. The epidemiology of refractive errors seen over a generation mainly influenced by environmental changes namely stress and time spent in education, where the student’s population group requires a considerable attention. Objectives: 1. To compare the prevalence of Refractive errors between medical students. 2. To study “Gender difference” in the prevalence of refractive errors. 3. To know the involvement of “Ethnicity” factor in the prevalence of refractive errors. Materials and Methods: Study consisting of 100 Indian medical students from Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), Belagavi and 100 Malaysian medical students of USM-KLE, International Medical Programme (USM-KLE) Belagavi, of all the five phases, who were tested for presence of Refractive errors with the help of Snellen’s chart, Jaegers chart and confirmation by pinhole test.
Authors and Affiliations
Khundmeer Banu Athani, Rajashekar R. K, Vinay Dastikop, Kamarudin Jaalam, Sadanand B. Patil
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