COMMON REFRACTIVE DISORDERS AMONG PATIENTS IN THE JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (JUTH)

A study was carried out to determine the common refractive disorders among patients in the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. A total of 808 eyes were examined for refractive anomalies. 666 (82.4%) of the eyes had refractive anomalies. Hyperopia was found in 360 (44.6%) eyes. Myopia in 234 (28.9%) eyes and Astigmatism in 277 (34.43%) eyes. Further analysis revealed that out of the 234 myopic eyes; 124 (52.9%) had low myopia, 13 (5.6%) had high myopia and 97 (41.5%) had clinically less significant myopia. High hyperopia was found in 44 eyes and 239 eyes had clinically less significant hyperopia. A comparative analysis of the 277 astigmatic eyes showed that no eye had plane astigmatism. 137 (49.5%) had negative astigmatism and 140 (50.5%) had negative astigmatism