Frequency of presenting visual acuity and visual impairment in Chinese college students
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Jun Zhao. Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Ze Tian Road #18, Shenzhen 518040, Guangdong Province, China. doctorzhaojun@163.com

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Supported by Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (No.GJHZ20180420180937076; No.JCYJ20180228164400218); Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen Grant (No.SZSM201812090).

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    AIM: To obtain the baseline data on presenting visual acuity (PVA) and evaluate the prevalence and associated factors for visual impairment based on PVA in 9070 Chinese college students. METHODS: The freshmen at a university in southern China, including 6527 undergraduate students and 2543 graduate students, were investigated for some socio-demographic characteristics and underwent routine medical examination, including measuring PVA, height, and weight. Visual impairment was defined according to the new World Health Organization criteria for blindness and visual impairment. RESULTS: In 9070 college students, the mean PVA in the better eye was 0.094±0.163 logMAR. The prevalence of visual impairment based on PVA was 2.7%. Only 38.3% college students had normal visual acuity [PVA equal to 0 logMAR (20/20) in both eyes]. There were 69.8% of students wearing spectacles. Logistic regression showed that home region (non-Guangdong provinces, P<0.0001, OR=1.70) was risk factor for visual impairment while BMI (P=0.001, OR=0.92) was protective factor from visual impairment. Ethnicity (Han Chinese, P<0.0001, OR=3.17) was risk factor for wearing spectacles while age (P=0.01, OR=0.90) was protective factor from wearing spectacles. CONCLUSION: This study provides the baseline data on PVA and the prevalence of visual impairment in Chinese college students. Our analyses reveal that BMI and home region are associated factors for visual impairment based on PVA, while age and ethnicity are associated factors for wearing spectacles.

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Jia-Min Cai, Ye Ye, Ping Liang, et al. Frequency of presenting visual acuity and visual impairment in Chinese college students. Int J Ophthalmol, 2020,13(12):1990-1997

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  • Received:March 28,2020
  • Revised:October 12,2020
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