Resumen
Background and Objective: Myopia has become a public health problem, so it is important to know the prevalence of myopia in different populations, like in medical students who are considered a risk group. Our objective was to know the prevalence of myopia in medical students of the University of Monterrey, as well as to study the associated risk factors.
Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional and observational study was conducted between October and December 2016. Three hundred medical students were evaluated regarding the presence of refractive errors through auto-kerato/refractometer
measurement and a questionnaire to analyze the presence of known risk factors for myopia.
Results: One hundred eighty- nine students (68.7%) had myopia in one eye, and 149 (54.2%) in both. From the factors evaluated, only two were
statistically significant. One was that patients with myopia were older than those without it (21.60 ± 2.27 vs. 20.77 ± 2.61, respectively; p = 0.01), and the second one was history of need of visual correction in all siblings (29.1 vs. 17.4% respectively; p = 0.04). Reading time, computer use, exercise time, overweight/obesity, having parents or one sibling who needs visual correction were similar between groups.
Conclusions: In this group of medical students, the prevalence of myopia based on a refraction without cycloplegia is higher compared to other demographic groups of the Americas, and the only associated risk factors were age and need of visual correction in all siblings
Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional and observational study was conducted between October and December 2016. Three hundred medical students were evaluated regarding the presence of refractive errors through auto-kerato/refractometer
measurement and a questionnaire to analyze the presence of known risk factors for myopia.
Results: One hundred eighty- nine students (68.7%) had myopia in one eye, and 149 (54.2%) in both. From the factors evaluated, only two were
statistically significant. One was that patients with myopia were older than those without it (21.60 ± 2.27 vs. 20.77 ± 2.61, respectively; p = 0.01), and the second one was history of need of visual correction in all siblings (29.1 vs. 17.4% respectively; p = 0.04). Reading time, computer use, exercise time, overweight/obesity, having parents or one sibling who needs visual correction were similar between groups.
Conclusions: In this group of medical students, the prevalence of myopia based on a refraction without cycloplegia is higher compared to other demographic groups of the Americas, and the only associated risk factors were age and need of visual correction in all siblings
| Título traducido de la contribución | Prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors in medical students in Monterrey |
|---|---|
| Idioma original | Spanish |
| Número de artículo | DOI: 10.24875/RMO.M19000084 |
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 246-53 |
| Publicación | Revista Mexicana de Oftalmologia |
| Volumen | 93 |
| N.º | 5 |
| Estado | Accepted/In press - 2019 |
Huella Profundice en los temas de investigación de 'Prevalencia de miopía y factores de riesgo asociados en estudiantes de medicina en Monterrey'. En conjunto forman una huella única.
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Garza León, M. A. (Aceptado/En prensa). Prevalencia de miopía y factores de riesgo asociados en estudiantes de medicina en Monterrey. Revista Mexicana de Oftalmologia, 93(5), 246-53. [DOI: 10.24875/RMO.M19000084].