*Resident, Dept of Physiology, B.J. Medical College., Ahmedabad.
**Professor and head, Dept of Physiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
Online published on 13 February, 2013.
In the present study we assess the relationship between near work like reading, writing, computer work etc. for longer duration and its effect on occurrence and progression of myopia which is the most common morbidity of eye now a days. At present many ophthalmologists and scientists strongly believe that myopia has only genetic basis and factors like near work for longer duration has no any role in occurrence of myopia.
So we have found percentage prevalence of myopia in students who read for longer duration like more than 7 hours in a day for many years and also in students who read very less. We have also assess genetic component of myopia by finding percentage prevalence of myopia in students whose both or one or none of the parents are myopic.
Near work like reading for longer duration can cause myopia as in this study prevalence of myopia is more in students read for more hours as compared to the students who read very less, in both streams.
Myopia, Medical students, Arts students, Hours of reading
