Abstract: Myopia is a common eye disorder and is also one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. A person is said to be myopic when a person cannot see objects which are at a distant. Myopia happens when light falls in front of the retina. The presence of myopia is also associated with near work activities, environmental exposure and nutritional intake. This study will research the proportion of myopia and the correlation of the associating factors and myopia in medical students in University Udayana of batch 2017. This study is an analytic study using cross sectional method. Data is obtained by using The Sydney Myopia Questionnaire and it is given out to random medical students of batch 2017 which sample who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The proportion of myopia among medical students’ batch 2017 of University Udayana is 70.6%. There is correlation between myopia and near work activities such as using mobile devices and reading. Environmental exposure in the terms of mainly staying indoors and indoors and outdoors. Nutritional intake in terms of consumption of fast food and vegetables have an impact on myopia. Myopia among medical students’ batch 2017 of University Udayana shows 70.6% proportion rate. There is a correlation of myopia and near work activities, environmental exposure and nutritional intake.
Keywords: myopia, refraction, near work, environmental exposure, nutritional intake.
Title: THE PROPORTION OF MYOPIA AND ITS ASSOCIATING FACTORS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS BATCH 2017 OF UNIVERSITY UDAYANA
Author: Nicole Anne Teng Ai Ming, AA Mas Putrawati Triningrat, I Wayan Eka Sutyawan, Deasy Sucicahyati Mendala
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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