Prevalence of Myopia in 19-year-old Korean Males: The Relationship between the Prevalence and Education or Urbanization. |
Shin Hee Kang, Pyeoung Sik Kim, Dong Gyu Choi |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. choi4859@kornet.net 2Vit-Sarang Eye Center, Seoul, Korea. |
대한민국 만19세 남자의 근시 유병율: 유병율과 교육수준 및 도시화의 관계 |
강신희 ( Shin Hee Kang ) , 김평식 ( Pyeoung Sik Kim ) , 최동규 ( Dong Gyu Choi ) |
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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 (
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Key Words:
Education;Environment;Myopia;Prevalence;Urbanization |
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