HUBUNGAN KEBIASAAN MEMBACA JARAK DEKAT DENGAN KELAINAN REFRAKSI MIOPIA PADA SISWA SMP NEGERI 7 PADANG

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In vision, the eye has various refractive errors. These refractive disorders include myopia, myopia is a condition in the eye that has excessive refraction power so that parallel rays that come are refracted in front of the retina. Many factors cause myopia, one of which is close reading. Reading is an activity that requires near vision. Children who read continuously for more than 30 minutes are more likely to develop myopia. This study aims to determine the relationship between the habit of reading at close range to myopia for grade IX students at SMP Negeri 7 Padang. The results showed that there was a relationship between history of close reading and myopia. Where Ho is rejected and H1 is accepted, while the strength between variables in this study is assessed using adds ratio. The OR calculation result is 0.405 because OR (0.405) <1, this means the factor studied is a protective factor, namely students with a habit of reading at close range have a risk of suffering from myopia 0.4 times when compared with students who do not have the habit of reading distances. close. In other words, the habit of reading at close range is a risk factor, but the strength of the relationship is weak. Based on the results of this study, there are several suggestions, namely the need to maintain a safe distance between the eye distance and the material being read, in order to maintain eye health as a vital sense in vision and to prevent the causes of myopia.