Prevalence of refractive errors among dental students
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Biotechnology - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Prevalence of refractive errors among students pursuing higher studies is very high. Very little data about the prevalence of refractive errors among dental students in India is available. The present study intends to throw light on the above perspective. Objectives: Cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of refractive errors among dental students in a College and Hospital. Materials and Methods: All the students in the college were selected for the study to evaluation the refractive errors among the students. The study was carried on over a period of 30 days. All students were assessed for refractive errors using auto-refractometer (TOPCON RM-8000B, TOPCON Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). Refractive errors were further categorized according to the Diopteric power. Results: Refractive errors were found in 280 (64.81%) dental students out of which 76(27.14%) were male students and 204 (72.85%) were female students. Myopia, 197 (70.4%) was the commonest type of refractive error. According to the categorization of refractive errors in terms of diopter (D) 1-2.99D was more common. Conclusion: From the present study the significance of prevalence of refractive errors among dental medical students is very much highlighted.
Authors and Affiliations
Mayank Agrawal, Sonam Agrawal, Pankaj Singh, Radhika Rastogi, Smita D Dutta
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