1Postgrauate Student, Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Affiliated to Manipal University, Mangalore
2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Affiliated to Manipal University, Mangalore
3Associate Professor, Department of Community Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Affiliated to Manipal University, Mangalore
4Professor&Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Affiliated to Manipal University, Mangalore
*Corresponding author: Kundabala M Professor Department of Conservative Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, Email: kundakamath@gmail.com, Mobile No.: +91 9845837187
Online published on 15 December, 2017.
The quality of work carried out by the dentists depends upon a variety of factors out of which knowledge, experience, training, visual acuity and manual dexterity play a distinctive role. Good eyesight for dental professionals is essential to improve their learning, clinical performance and also to provide the best dental care for patients.
The present study was carried out with an aim to test the visual acuity and its influence on age in dental professionals in a simulated clinical condition.
Study involved a total no. of 105 dental students and teachers between the age group of 20-40years. The visual acuity was tested using a Snellen chart mounted in a class II proximal cavity in a molar tooth and was recorded at a fixed and variable distance, comparing the visual acuity with age in subjects with and without refractive errors.
Visual acuity evaluation of dentists using the Snellen chart showed that there was definitely a poor acuity of vision in all the experimental age groups above 20years of age with no statistical significant association between various age groups for the fixed as well as variable distance. Additionally, there was no association between visual acuity of various age groups and refractory errors
Visual acuity, Dentists, Age
