Risk factors associated with refractive error among medical students

Kumar, Neelam; Jangra, Babita; Jangra, Mahavir Singh; Pawar, Neeraj

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170241

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“…Our study shows that studying using electronic devices does affect the visual acuity level. This goes in line with a study done by Kumar et al, (2018) in India. This implies that the research community should further investigate the relation between electronic devices and studying hours and their effect on visual acuity.…”

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Assessment of the visual acuity among medical students who use the electronic devices during study 2022-2023

Asiri¹,

Badawi²,

AM³

et al. 2023

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Refractive errors, especially myopia, have been more common in recent years and are continuing to rise internationally. Information on the causes of vision decline provide a solid foundation for recommendations in public health policy, such as national budgeting and health-care planning, as well as scientific research. Objective: Our aim is to assess the relation between Visual acuity and time of studying on electronic devices among deferent academic level of the medical student. This study will be cross-sectional. The target population is medical students' males and females in Riyadh, KSA with a total sample of 253. Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted; the study was based on a visual acuity examination and questionnaire that is prepared especially for it. The data was cleared, coded and entered by using (SPSS). Result: The study included 253 medical students who completed the visual examination and the study questionnaire in which 53.8 %were female and 46.2% were males mean age of participants was 22 years. We found that 32.42% of participant had 6/6 of visual acuity. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is association between visual acuity and the time spent on studying using electronic devices.

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Assessment of the visual acuity among medical students who use the electronic devices during study 2022-2023

Asiri¹,

Badawi²,

AM³

et al. 2023

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“…Another study from Quassim estimated the prevalence of RE as 58.6% among the male medical students of Qassim University 17. This higher prevalnce may be due to faulty abuse of vision during prolonged hours of studying among the medical students Kumar et al,21 and Basu et al, 22 In an another study conducted in Riyadh19, the prevealence of RE among adolescents (12-20 years) was estimated to be 55.5% which is also higher than the present prevelence. In the nearby country Jordan, the prevalence of RE among adult population aged (17-40 years) was estimated to be around 60% (Mallen et al, 2005) 23.…”

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Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among Saudi adults

Parrey¹,

Elmorsy²

2019

Pak J Med Sci

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Background & Objectives: Refractive Errors (RE) are responsible for major portion of the treatable visual impairment and avoidable blindness in the world. The prevalence of RE varies with age, gender, ethnicity, geographical locations and also from time to time due to progresse in eye care services. We aimed to study the prevalence of RE and assess their patterns among Saudi adults of Arar city, the capital of Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, population-based study. A total number of 966 Saudi adults aged 16 to 39 years were enrolled. The patterns of their RE were studied through auto-refraction evaluation. Results: The prevalence of RE was 45.8%. The most frequent type of RE was myopia in 24.4%, followed by hyperopia 11.9% and astigmatism in 9.5% cases. Ages and genders significantly affect the prevalence of the different patterns of RE (0.033 and 0.012, respectively). Conclusion: The prevalence of RE in Arar city is slightly lower than that previously published in the same targeted age group. Myopia is the main RE. More awareness programs, especially among young adults are recommended for better outcomes. Abbreviations: RE: Refractive Error, SE: Spherical Equivalent, VA: Visual Acuity, VI: Visual Impairment. How to cite this:Parrey MUR, Elmorsy E. Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among Saudi adults. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(2):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.648 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Refractive errors have been found to be more prevalent among those in higher education [ 21 , 22 ]. The long duration of studying among such students leading to strain may also contribute to this higher prevalence [ 23 ].…”

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Attitude toward refractive error surgery and other correction methods: A cross-sectional study

Alhibshi

Kamal

Aljohani

et al. 2021

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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Background Refractive errors are the most common vision problem and prove to be a significant health issue. There are several methods for correction of refractive errors including spectacles, contact lenses and refractive surgery. Nowadays, the reliance on contact lenses and glasses is decreased by means of refractive eye surgery. Our study aimed to determine the awareness of refractive surgery among undergraduate medical students and their preferred method of refractive error correction. Method This was a cross-sectional study that was conducted among a sample size of 374 medical students at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in June–August 2020. Data were collected through a questionnaire which consisted of 20 questions to assess the demographics, awareness about refractive surgery and preferred method of correction. The data were entered using Microsoft Excel 2016 and analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results Our results showed that 177 of participants had refractive errors. Most participants complained of myopia (66.7%) and the most preferred correction method was spectacles (45.8%). Among users of spectacles, 53.7% found the spectacles comfortable due to ease of use. Majority of the students (92.1%) were aware of refractive surgery and 73% of them were willing to undergo refractive surgery. Many obtained their information regarding these procedures from family and friends (55.1%). The remaining refused to undergo surgery and the primary reason was fear of the complications of the procedure (14.1%). Conclusion Though corrective refractive surgery is a commonly performed procedure, extensive knowledge regarding this correction method and its complications is poor among medical students. The results showed that the majority have heard of refractive surgery, however, fear of undergoing surgery was still present. We suggest that refractive error correction surgery be taught by physicians during Ophthalmology rotations so that knowledge may be gained from more reliable sources.

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Risk factors associated with refractive error among medical students

Cited by 10 publications

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Assessment of the visual acuity among medical students who use the electronic devices during study 2022-2023

Assessment of the visual acuity among medical students who use the electronic devices during study 2022-2023

Prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among Saudi adults

Attitude toward refractive error surgery and other correction methods: A cross-sectional study

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