PREVALENCE OF MYOPIA AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Near-sightedness, also known as short-sightedness and myopia, is an eye disorder where light focuses in front of, instead of on, the retina. This causes distant objects to be blurry while close objects appear normal. Other symptoms may include headaches and eye strain. Severe near-sightedness is associated with an increased risk of retinal detachment, cataracts, and glaucoma. This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at different medical colleges. All the students were given a predefined questionnaire. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. There were 90 medical students included in this study. The mean age of the students was 20.45±2.17 years. There were 45 (50%) males and 45 (50%) females in this study. Out of 90 medical students, only 12 were suffering from near-sightedness and they were using glasses for this. Out of 12 students suffering from this condition, 7 were females