Prevalence of Myopia in 19-year-old Korean Males: The Relationship between the Prevalence and Education or Urbanization.
- Author:
Shin Hee KANG
1
;
Pyeoung Sik KIM
;
Dong Gyu CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. choi4859@kornet.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Education;
Environment;
Myopia;
Prevalence;
Urbanization
- MeSH:
Education*;
Humans;
Male*;
Myopia*;
Prevalence*;
Urbanization*;
Young Adult*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2004;45(12):2082-2087
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To study the relationship between the prevalence of myopia and both urbanization and increased education level. METHODS: We performed noncycloplegic autorefraction in 12, 207 nineteen-year-old Korean conscripts. In order to analyze the relationship between prevalence of myopia and urbanization, we divided the subjects into two groups: urban and rural. To analyze the relationship between the prevalence of myopia and the level of education, we categorized the subjects into three groups: college education (>or=13 years), high school education (10-12 years), and primary education (
