A Comparative Study on the Ametropias of Philippines and Koreans

Purpose: This study is aimed at finding the conditions of ametropia of adults in the Philippines and the South Korean. Methods: The study objects were 7,695(15,390 eyes) Koreans and 2,256(4,512 eyes) Philippines who visited optic clinics and took refraction test. The distributions of their hypermetropias and myopias about astigmatisms were examined, using the method of equivalent spherical power. When astigmatisms were marked in S-C, cylinder lens diopter and astigmatism axis, presbyopic additions and pupillary distances were analyzed by comparison respectively. Results: Among ametropias of Koreans myopias and hypermetropias were 93.69% and 6.31% respectively and about ametropias of Philippines myopia and hypermetropias were 73.43% and 26.57% respectively. As for spherical equivalent power about Koreans, the results showed that Koreans marked -3.352 D about myopia and Philippines marked -2.213 D about it. There is a gap of -1.139 D between them. About hypermetropia Koreans marked 1.147 D and Philippines, 1.251 D and their gap is 0.104 D. As for ametropia of Koreans there is 49.86% in middle myopia, 32.28% about low myopia, 11.55% about high myopia, and 5.54% about low hypermetropia, 0.75% about middle hypermetropia. As for it about Philippines there is 44.53% in low myopia, 25.11% about middle myopia, 3.79% high myopia and 23.03% low hypermetropia, and 3.51% low hypermetropia respectively. As for cylinder lens there is differences of 0.194 D and 0.22 D between Korean and Philippine for both sexes. Totally Koreans have higher cylinders of 0.175 D than Philippines. As for astigmatism, Koreans have direct astigmatism, inverse astigmatism, and oblique astigmatism in their suffering sequence. As for Philippines, they have direct astigmatism, inverse stigmatism, and oblique astigmatism in their abnormal sequence, and they have higher oblique stigmatism than Koreans. As for presbyopic addition, Philippines have higher distributions than Koreans, and 0.296 D is higher in average. As for pupillary distance, Koreans have longer distance of 0.97 mm in man and 0.63 mm in women than Philippines. Conclusions: As for ametropia, Koreans and Philippines have more myopias than hypermetropias, but Philippines have more rates of hypermetropias than Koreans. And Philippines have more presbyopic additions. Koreans have higher morbidity of inverse astigmatism, and Philippines have higher morbidity of oblique astigmatism comparatively. As for pupillary distance, Koreans have longer length in the body characteristics. This shows that geographical circumstances have much to do with refraction conditions of eyes.

한국인과 필리핀인의 굴절이상에 대한 연구

목적: 한국인과 필리핀인을 대상으로 비정시안의 굴절이상 상태를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 안경원을 방문하여 굴절검사를 받은 한국인 7,695명(15,390안)과 필리핀인 2,256명(4,512안)을 대상으로 굴절이상안의 분포, 난시안의 종류와 난시량의 크기, 근용안경가입도와 동공중심간거리 등을 두 나라 간 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 비정시안의 분포는 한국인은 근시 93.69%, 원시 6.31%, 필리핀인은 근시 73.43%, 원시 26.57%로, 근시안의 등가구면굴절력은 한국인 -Q3.352 D 필리핀인 -Q2.213 D로 한국인이 -Q1.139 D 크게 조사되었다. 원시안의 등가구면굴절력은 한국인 1.147D, 필리핀인 1.251 D로 필리핀인이 0.104 D 큰 것으로 조사되었다. 한국인의 비정시안의 분포는 중도근시 49.86%, 경도근시 32.28%, 고도근시 11.55%, 경도원시 5.54%, 중도원시 0.75% 이었고, 필리핀인은 경도근시 44.53%, 중도근시 25.11%, 고도근시3.79, 중도원시 23.03% 경도원시 3.51%로 조사되었다. 난시량은 한국인이 필리핀인 보다 0.175D 많았으며, 난시의 종류는 한국인은 직난시, 도난시, 사난시, 필리핀인은 직난시, 사난시, 도난시 순으로 많았고, 사난시 비율이 한국인보다 필리핀인이 높았다. 근용안경가입도 크기는 모든 연령에서 평균 0.296 D 정도 필리핀인이 높았으며, 동공중심간거리는 한국인이 필리핀인보다 남성 0.97 mm, 여성 0.63 mm 크게 조사되었다. 결론:한국인과 필리핀인의 굴절이상 분포는 근시안이 많았고 필리핀인은 한국인에 비해 원시안의 비율이 많았다. 한국인은 도난시 비율이, 필리핀인은 사난시 비율이 상대적으로 높았다. 근용가입도는 필리핀인이 한국인보다 높았으며, 동공중심간거리는 신체적 특성상 한국인이 필리핀인보다 컸다. 이는 지리적 환경이 눈의 굴절상태에 영향을 미친 것으로 사료된다.