Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Iranian University Students in Kazerun

Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Hassan HashemiMehdi Khabazkhoob

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of refractive errors and visual impairment and the correlation between personal characteristics, including age, sex, weight, and height, with different types of refractive errors in a population of university students in the south of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, a number of university majors were selected as clusters using multi-stage sampling in all universities located in Kazerun (27 clusters of 133 clusters). Then, proportional to size, a number of students in each major were randomly selected to participate in the study. Uncorrected and corrected visual acuity, non-cycloplegic objective refraction and subjective refraction were measured in all participants. The prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) of presenting visual impairment and blindness was 2.19% (1.48-3.23) and 0.27% (0.12-0.62), respectively. Refractive errors comprised 75% of the causes of visual impairment. The prevalence (95% CI) of myopia [spherical equivalent (SE) ≤ -0.5 D], hyperopia (SE ≥ 0.5 D), and astigmatism (cylinder power < -0.5 D) was 42.71% (39.71-45.77), 3.75% (2.85-4.51), and 29.46% (27.50-31.50), respectively. Totally, 49.03% (46.39-51.68) of the participants had at least one type of refractive error. Ther...Continue Reading

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