About one-third of Turkish medical students had myopia. Parental myopia was more common among myopic students and was a risk factor for the occurrence of myopia suggesting a familial predisposition. Outdoor activity in early childhood has had a protective role against the development of myopia in this study sample.
Compared to the uveitis series reported from other countries, Behcet uveitis was the leading cause of uveitis in this series. Uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and ocular toxoplasmosis were the most common cause of uveitis in childhood. On the other hand, entities like acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related uveitis, presumed ocular histoplasmosis and Birdshot retinochoroidopathy were rare.
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