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Prevalence of Myopia among Students of Melaka Manipal Medical College at Manipal in India


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1 Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal-75150, India
2 Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal-75150, India
 

Myopia is not only inherited but also caused by excessive reading and other close work. The objective of present study was to find out the various genetic and environmental factors contributing to the occurrence of myopia among students. The prevalence of myopia among the first year medical students of MMMC Manipal, India was assessed using a questionnaire. These Malaysian Medical students belonged to different ethnicity like Chinese, Malay and Indians. Our survey showed that the females had higher prevalence of myopia when compared to males of the same age group. A higher percentage of Chinese medical students were found to have myopia when compared to other Malaysian races. Although there was an association with the level of education, gender, ethnicity and origin with the prevalence of myopia, its occurrence may be reduced by suitable awareness programs and proper knowledge on development of myopia by environmental factors to a great extent.

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Myopia, Medical Students, Chinese, Malay, Indian
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R. Surekha
Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal-75150, India
S. D. Jessica
Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal-75150, India

Abstract


Myopia is not only inherited but also caused by excessive reading and other close work. The objective of present study was to find out the various genetic and environmental factors contributing to the occurrence of myopia among students. The prevalence of myopia among the first year medical students of MMMC Manipal, India was assessed using a questionnaire. These Malaysian Medical students belonged to different ethnicity like Chinese, Malay and Indians. Our survey showed that the females had higher prevalence of myopia when compared to males of the same age group. A higher percentage of Chinese medical students were found to have myopia when compared to other Malaysian races. Although there was an association with the level of education, gender, ethnicity and origin with the prevalence of myopia, its occurrence may be reduced by suitable awareness programs and proper knowledge on development of myopia by environmental factors to a great extent.

Keywords


Myopia, Medical Students, Chinese, Malay, Indian

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