TY - JOUR AU - Santos, Gustavo Costa AU - Almeida, Rafael Cunha de AU - Reinaldo, Willany Veloso AU - Rocha Oliveira, Fernando AU - Schofield, Shaun AU - Santos, Roberto Conde AU - da Veiga, Glaucia Luciano AU - Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso AU - Lima, Vagner Loduca AU - Leça, Renato Galão Cerquinho PY - 2021/05/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Prevalence and Progression of Ametropias in Medical Students JF - International Journal of Medical Students JA - Int J Med Stud VL - 9 IS - 2 SE - Original Article DO - 10.5195/ijms.2021.809 UR - https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/809 SP - 112-116 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Uncorrected refractive errors (Myopia, Hyperopia and Astigmatism) are one of the main causes of poor vision, attributing to 43% of vision deficiencies. Myopia is the most common visual disorder in the world and can progress up until the age of 20-25, when many people are in university. The etiological factors that cause myopia are still unclear and deserve to be studied. Our aim was to identify the prevalence of ametropias and self-perception of ophthalmic health in medical students at the Centro Universitário Saúde ABC/FMABC.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This is a cross-sectional study with data collected at Centro Universitário Saúde ABC/FMABC from medical students. A total of 232 students participated in the survey, from the 1st to the 4th year of study. Data was obtained through a questionnaire, which evaluates ophthalmologic health, ametropia, and self-perception.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> It was observed that 74.57% of the students had some type of ametropia, myopia being the most recurrent (59.05%). The study shows significant data of an increase in the grade of students from 1st to 4th grade throughout college. It was observed that the average daily study time of the students was 9.68 hours and abuse in the use of electronic devices.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study presented a high prevalence of ametropias among medical students at the Centro Universitário ABC/FMABC, in addition to a high prevalence of multifactorial myopia and an increased need to update their diopters (degrees) during the course of university.</p> ER -