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29 / 11 / 2019

 


A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification)

Abdulmalik H. Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Altalhi, Saud M. Alnefaie, Ruba G. Qadi, Batool M. Alosaimi, Bader A. Bahobail, Talal A. Althomali.


Abstract
Background: Saudi studies conducted among the general population revealed insufficient knowledge regarding eye problems, including cataract. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of medical students about cataract. Methodology: A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaires about cataract was conducted among 500 medical students of Taif University during the academic year 2018–2019. Results: Almost 82% of the sample heard about cataract, 69% of the participants reported more than one correct answer about risk factors, 76% reported that aging was a risk factor of cataract, 70% said that cataract could cause blindness, while 82% replied that the surgical intervention was the recommended treatment of cataract. Only 17% of them reported the right answer to the causes of blindness in cataract. For most of these questions, the students in clinical years showed a highly significant difference in responding to the correct answers when compared to students in basic years. Conclusion: Students from Taif University possess a good knowledge regarding cataract, but the deficient knowledge regarding some clinical aspects related to cataract calls for a curriculum reform of ophthalmology for sufficient training of medical students on clinical aspects related to cataract.

Key words: Medical, students, Taif, awareness, cataract, surgical.


 
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Alghamdi AH, Altalhi AA, Alnefaie SM, Qadi RG, Alosaimi BM, Bahobail BA, Althomali TA. A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). IJMDC. 2019; 3(12): 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249


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Alghamdi AH, Altalhi AA, Alnefaie SM, Qadi RG, Alosaimi BM, Bahobail BA, Althomali TA. A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=63442 [Access: March 27, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249


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Alghamdi AH, Altalhi AA, Alnefaie SM, Qadi RG, Alosaimi BM, Bahobail BA, Althomali TA. A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). IJMDC. 2019; 3(12): 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



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Alghamdi AH, Altalhi AA, Alnefaie SM, Qadi RG, Alosaimi BM, Bahobail BA, Althomali TA. A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). IJMDC. (2019), [cited March 27, 2024]; 3(12): 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



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Alghamdi, A. H., Altalhi, . A. A., Alnefaie, . S. M., Qadi, . R. G., Alosaimi, . B. M., Bahobail, . B. A. & Althomali, . T. A. (2019) A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). IJMDC, 3 (12), 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



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Alghamdi, Abdulmalik H., Abdulaziz A. Altalhi, Saud M. Alnefaie, Ruba G. Qadi, Batool M. Alosaimi, Bader A. Bahobail, and Talal A. Althomali. 2019. A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (12), 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



Chicago Style

Alghamdi, Abdulmalik H., Abdulaziz A. Altalhi, Saud M. Alnefaie, Ruba G. Qadi, Batool M. Alosaimi, Bader A. Bahobail, and Talal A. Althomali. "A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification)." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3 (2019), 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alghamdi, Abdulmalik H., Abdulaziz A. Altalhi, Saud M. Alnefaie, Ruba G. Qadi, Batool M. Alosaimi, Bader A. Bahobail, and Talal A. Althomali. "A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification)." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3.12 (2019), 1043-1051. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249



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Alghamdi, A. H., Altalhi, . A. A., Alnefaie, . S. M., Qadi, . R. G., Alosaimi, . B. M., Bahobail, . B. A. & Althomali, . T. A. (2019) A study of medical students in Taif University awareness about cataract and its surgical procedures (extra-capsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification). International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (12), 1043-1051. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1567160249





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