Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

STUDY OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS ON MEDICAL STUDENTS

Dr. Nerella Sharvani, Mr. R. Nasar Ahamed, Dr. Kunipuri Sarala

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<p><p> Refractive errors are becoming more of a problem in many societies, with prevalence rates of myopia in many Asian </p> <div>countries reaching epidemic proportions. To determine the prevalence of refractive errors among medical students of </div> <div>kadapa. The present cross–sectional descriptive study was conducted among medical students for a period of 6 months </div> <div>and 100 medical students were included. Those students having eyestrain and defective vision were subjected to auto refraction using Canon </div> <div>auto refractometer. Average of 3 readings were taken and confirmed by subjective verification. Chi–square test with continuity correction, Z–test </div> <div>for standard error of difference between 2 proportions and Fischer’s exact probability test (done manually assisted by Epi–info package) were </div> <div>used. The prevalence of refractive errors was 32.24 %. Myopia (87.6%) was the most common refractive error with prevalence of 28.23 %.The </div> <div>occurrence of myopia was found high (28.23%) in medical students and the higher proportion were found among female students than male </div> <div>students</div></p>

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DR. Nerella sharvani, Mr. R. Nasar Ahamed, Dr. KunipuriSarala Study of Refractive Errors on Medical Students Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 3 March 2015

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