Evaluación de la Asociación de los Hábitos Visuales y Defectos Refractivos en la Población Escolar del Colegio Reina de la Paz en el Año 2017

Abstract

Introduction: In different areas of health, various topics related to health promotion and disease prevention are used, among them, the risks that a lifestyle with unhealthy habits can cause. These issues will be addressed to certain groups of people in order to publicize some external agents harmful to health and promote care to avoid its effects. Objective: To characterize the association that exists between bad visual habits and refractive defects presented in the school population of the Reina de la Paz School. Methodology: Type of study is analytical observational cross-sectional type sample size of 50 students of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades with ages ranging from 9 to 13 years. The convenience sampling technique was carried out with a survey of 17 questions from which qualitative variables were also answered, data were taken by means of a clinical history format that were used as variables; Visual acuity, refractive defects, accommodative and motor conditions and ophthalmoscopy. Results: Refractive defects influence visual habits and are related to the activities carried out by the population at school. Conclusions: The most frequent refractive defect was hyperopia, as well, it is evident that the school population responds assertively in a certain degree of knowledge about hygiene and visual care but there is a lack of knowledge about visual ergonomics.