Awareness about the importance of visual care for nursing students who present astigmatism, to achieve a better optical education (C31)

Abstract

This project focuses on the study of visual problems suffered by nursing students and therefore, has reduced school performance. Through observation, a hypothesis was obtained from the main factor that leads to this problem is the advancement of technology. A survey consisting of 10 items is applied to a specific sample of students, in order to obtain favorable or harmful results that affect their visual health. Thanks to the analysis of the results, it was possible to determine the number of students presenting a condition, highlighting it at a high level with 60.4% of people with astigmatism problems, thus corroborating these data with a second ophthalmological exam. This condition can be corrected using, contact lenses and surgeries, however, it was decided to provide visual education talks by a specialist trained in this subject, thereby improving their habits.