Open AccessThe Impact of Eye Exercises on High Myopia and Visual Acuity in Patients Aged (15-30) Years
Author(s) -
Hassnaa Shareef,
Munther Sameen,
Shaimaa Jafaar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1660/1/012108
Subject(s) - dioptre , refractive error , visual acuity , medicine , optometry , snellen chart , ophthalmology , nomogram
High myopia is a state in which the spherical equivalent objective refractive error is ≤ -5.00 Diopters (D) in either eye. Currently, there are several treatment options to correct high myopia including laser eye surgery, refractive lens exchange, pharmaceutical treatment, and others. This study focuses on physiotherapy treatment and aims to evaluate the potential advantage of applying new physical exercises for the eyes of patients aged between 15-30 years, was applied on 50 patients with a known case of high myopia who were recruited through criteria based purposive sampling, they visit the optical clinic routinely at the Medical Technical University. The optometrist assessed the refractive errors and visual acuity of subjects using a Snellen’s chart and an auto refractometer, then the eye exercises treatment was done by the specialist physician. The effect of physical exercises on the eyes was determined by comparing the visual acuity of patients before and after the treatment through the SPSS program, and the result was found to be significant with a P-value = 0.0281<0.05. Therefore, eye exercises provide an enhancement in visual acuity, ocular health, and correct the refractive error of high myopia resulting in better vision.