Open AccessHubungan Miopia dengan Prestasi Akademik dan Pola Melihat Dekat pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Riau
Author(s) -
Elda Nazriati,
Chandra Irawadi Wijaya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jurnal ilmu kedokteran /jurnal ilmu kedokteran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2715-4467
pISSN - 1978-662X
DOI - 10.26891/jik.v4i2.2010.141-145
Subject(s) - emmetropia , association (psychology) , test (biology) , demography , odds ratio , optometry , psychology , odds , medicine , ophthalmology , refractive error , eye disease , logistic regression , sociology , paleontology , biology , psychotherapist
Prevalence rates of myopia in many Asian urban countries reaching epidemic proportion. It has long been observedthat myopic children have higher IQ, and association between myopia and higher level of near work. This study aimsto quantify the association myopia with school achievement and near work in Riau University medical students. Theprevalence rate of myopia in Riau University medical students was 31.4 % (76 students). Myopia students as casesgroup compare to emmetropic students as control group. This study showed that high significant association myopiawith near work profile and no significant association myopia with school achievement. Myopia students more likely tohave risk near work profile than emmetropic students (x2 test P 0.05).