Induced Myopia among Readymade Garment (RGM) Workers

作     者：Anisur Rahman Sharah Rahman Jamsed Faridi Faria Tilat Toma Ashfia Farhin Huq Ashraful Islam Khondokar Anisur Rahman;Sharah Rahman;Jamsed Faridi;Faria Tilat Toma;Ashfia Farhin Huq;Ashraful Islam Khondokar

作者机构：Department of Ophthalmology Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Bangladesh (Cornea & Anterior Segment) Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh Eye Trust Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh Department of Ophthalmology Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Ophthalmology》 (眼科学期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第11卷第2期

页      面：91-98页

学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Myopia Readymade Garment (RGM) Near-Work Late Onset Myopia Visual Acuity 

摘      要：Background: To determine the induced refractive error among the readymade garment workers. Those who are working in the knitting section and those who are working other than the knitting and computer section. Methods: It was a prospective cross-sectional analytic study among 600 workers in 2 factories at Joydevpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh on January 2020. Group: A comprises 300 workers who were working at knitting section for a minimum of six hours a day and 5 days a week. Group: B comprises another 300 workers who were appointed for loading-unloading, care-taker, driver and security guard also. Prevalence of refractive error in two groups was compared. Results: The mean age of participants in group: A was 26.61 ± 4.99 (CI 95%, 26.04 ± 27.18) and in group: B was 28.51 ± 5.69 (95% CI 27.86 ± 29.15). Prevalence of refractive error between two groups was 52 and 28.3 respectively. The chi-square statistic is 44.9775. The p-value is Conclusion: Knitting workers at readymade garment (RGM) are more prone to develop late onset myopia than other workers in the same premises.