Distribution of refractive error among chinese primary school children in a rural area in Pahang, Malaysia

Abstract

Purpose: Chinese primary school children in a rural area in Pahang. Methods: Universal sampling was done. Analyses were done according to age group: Level 1 included ages 7 to 9 years, while Level 2 comprised 10- to 12-year-olds. Results: Refractive errors found was 80.48%. A total of 53 (64.63%) children had myopia. Two-way P=0.038) in the refractive error between age groups Level P=0.947) was observed in refractive error between genders. refractive error with gender (P>0.05) and age group (P=0.319). Conclusion: Myopia was the most common type of refractive error among Chinese school children Types of refractive error were not associated with age group and gender. Hence, it is recommended that Chinese school children in rural areas seek an annual vision screening or eye test.