Refractive errors among young adults and university students in Norway.
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
; 76(6): 692-5, 1998 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9881554
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was initiated to compare the refractive state in a population sample to that among university students in Norway and to that among the general population in other Nordic countries.METHODS:
A population sample of 112 individuals and 224 engineering students were randomly selected and examined using automated and clinical refraction in cycloplegia.RESULTS:
Statistically significant differences were found in prevalences of myopia (population sample 33%, students 47%, p 0.016) and prevalences of hyperopia (population sample 47%, students 30%, p 0.001) between the two groups. The mean refractive error among the population sample was -0.1+/-2.0 D compared to -0.6+/-2.2 D among the students (p=0.0013).CONCLUSIONS:
The population sample had a significantly lower prevalence of myopia and a higher prevalence of hyperopia than the student population. The state of refraction in the population sample was found to be in agreement with results reported from other Nordic countries.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hyperopia
/
Myopia
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
Journal subject:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Norway