Prevalence of Myopia in Young Females | [First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book) • 2022]

Author(s):

1. Areeba Imran: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

2. Mariam Shakeel: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

3. Mahnoor Bibi: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

4. AnamNayab: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

5. Nosheen Masood: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

6. Azra Yasmin: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

7. Hira Iqbal: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

Abstract:

-Myopia or nearsightedness is an eye condition in which the parallel light rays converge on the focal point before the retina. Myopic individuals can clearly see the objects placed near to them, but the objects farther away get blurred. There are billions of individuals suffering from vision impairment all over the world because of uncorrected refractive errors of the eye. Myopia is caused by both environmental and genetic factors. Many studies have been conducted to find the prevalence of myopia; however, few population-based surveys have been conducted on young females. According to past pieces of evidence, there is a continuous increase in the prevalence of myopia. The current study aimed at finding the prevalence of myopia in 19-23 years old young females. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted and data were collected from 300 myopic females of Fatima Jinnah Women University out of 918 interviewed graduates. Participants were asked to fill a questionnaire; their current myopic condition was determined and the underlying risk factors of myopia were identified. Our results revealed that the prevalence of myopia was 32.7%. Moreover, apart from heredity, the major associated risk factor of myopia was found to be the excessive use of electronic gadgets. Most of the respondents were at the stage of mild myopia. Only 40% of females showed a willingness to get eye surgery done as a permanent cure.

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Published: Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022

Keywords:

Myopia , Nearsightedness , Eye surgery , Vision impairment , Refractive errors , Electronic gadgets

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