Open AccessPrevalence of Refractive Errors and its Associated Risk Factors among Medical Students of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Ismail Abuallut,
Aeshah A Alhulaibi,
Atheer A Alyamani,
Norah M Almalki,
Alwaleed A. Alrajhi,
Ali Alharbi,
Mohamed Salih Mahfouz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_240_20
Subject(s) - autorefractor , emmetropia , medicine , optometry , confidence interval , astigmatism , logistic regression , odds ratio , cross sectional study , refractive error , demography , ophthalmology , visual acuity , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Refractive errors (REs) are common and continue to increase globally, particularly myopia. Uncorrected REs are the second leading cause of preventable blindness and the most common cause of visual impairment. The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of REs and to investigate its associated risk factors among medical students of the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.