Impact of Refractive Error on Quality of Life among Paramedical Science Students of Teerthanker Mahaveer University
by Mr Anand Kumar Gautam, Mr Divyam Saxena, Ms Poonam Choudhary
Published: February 11, 2026 • DOI: 10.51244/IJRSI.2026.13010164
Abstract
The goal is to evaluate how refractive error affects paramedical science student’s quality of life. Methods: 161 students (322 eyes) participated in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Refractive status and quality of life were evaluated using clinical refraction and a validated questionnaire. Chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The most common conditions were myopia (34.2%), hyperopia (7.5%), and astigmatism (34. 8%), with 23.6% being emmetropic. Females had a considerably higher prevalence of astigmatism (p = 0.01).
Astigmatism had the lowest quality of life scores, followed by myopia and hyperopia (ANOVA, p = 0. 04).
Conclusion: Astigmatism has the biggest detriment al impact on paramedical students' quality of life du e to refractive errors.