THE RESULTS OF AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF MYOPIA AND THE RISK FACTORS THAT AFFECT IT AMONG STUDENTS OF A 12-15-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL IN THE FERGANA VALLEY

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, the number of people suffering from myopia varies from 10% to 90% in developed countries. In Russia, 10% of the population cannot see far, at the same time the fact that in the United States and Europe such patients make up 25%, and from Asian countries-80%, has been reversed in the work of a number of authors. The WHO has chosen to see low (dim) in unmodified refractive anomalies as one of the leading areas for preventable blindness elimination by 2020. Uncorrected myopia causes difficulties in vision, reduces professional flexibility and leads to a loss of quality of life. Local authors have also carried out a number of studies, and the prevalence of myopia among schoolchildren aged 7, 11 and 15 has increased significantly to 6 times in the transition from primary to senior classes, and refractive disorders were observed in 65% of cases at 15 years of age.