Abstract: Astigmatism is frequently present during childbirth and may happen in blend with myopia or farsightedness. Astigmatism most of the time happens with other vision conditions like nearsightedness which is partial blindness (myopia) and hyperopia which is farsightedness. From the result of this study it can be concluded that the number of female and male who have astigmatism is almost similar. Study found that there are is no significant difference on gender when it comes to astigmatism. Most of the astigmatism students have some first degree relatives the diagnosis of astigmatism. Only a small percentage of students with astigmatism wear contact lenses. Most of the students with astigmatism spend more than 14 hours on phone, 7-14 hours on reading and less than 7 hours for watching TV.
Keywords: Astigmatism, students, (myopia), watching TV.
Title: ASTIGMATISM AMONG STUDENTS IN MEDICAL FACULTY OF UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
Author: SHARLEEANNA MECDONAH
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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