Muhammad Asif Memon¹*, Zainab Ranjhani², Mehak Nazir³, Muhammad Qasim⁴ , Noorul Huda⁵, Andleeb Abid⁶, Abdul Hameed⁷, Sadia Bukhari⁸, Muhammad Atif Nisar⁹, Beenish Atif¹⁰ and Muhammad Karim¹¹

¹M.Phil Optometry, Isra School of Optometry, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan ^2,4,11BS Vision Science, Peadiatric Department, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
³MS-Public Health, Peadiatric Department, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
⁵BS Vision Science, Sindh Institute of Ophthalmology and Vision Science (SIOVS), Hyderabad, Pakistan
⁶Internee, Peadiatric Department, Al-Ibrahim Eye hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
⁷MS Ophthalmology (Advisor), Peadiatric Department, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
⁸Ophthalmologist (Peadiatric), Peadiatric Department, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
⁹MCPS, Family Physician, Sina Health Clinics, Karachi, Pakistan
¹⁰MBBS, General Physician, Afiya Clinics, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Muhammad Asif Memon, M.Phil Optometry, Isra School of Optometry, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Received: August 19, 2022; Published: October 21 , 2022

Abstract

Object: To determine the knowledge regarding refractive errors among outdoor patients.

Methodology: A descriptive hospital based and non-probability convenience sampling study. Total 200 patients were enrolled according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and those who gave consent. Researcher asked all the questions given in the structured questionnaire and administered the answers as given by individuals.

Results: The females were 59.5% and male were 40.5%, the maximum age were 51 and mostly were house wife a 34%. Refractive error was 66 about distance blur vision had 57% and they thoughts the blur vision occurs due to watching tv and mobile phones as 19%.

Conclusion: We observed that only a few of the patients shared a little knowledge regarding refractive errors, which reflected their poor awareness about the subject. Moreover, a majority of the participants were known of the fact that a poor knowledge of the refractive error can have a significant impact on vision and lack of knowledge may leads to the blindness.

Keywords: Refractive Error; Awareness; Outcomes; Sign and Symptoms; Causes and Occupation

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Citation

Citation: Muhammad Asif Memon., et al. “Knowledge About Various Aspects of Refractive Error in Patients".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 5.11 (2022): 03-07.

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