Ahmed T Alahmar
University of Babylon, Iraq
Title: The effect of visual acuity and anemia on academic performance of pharmacy students
Biography
Biography: Ahmed T Alahmar
Abstract
Reduced visual acuity and anemia have been implicated in students poor academic performance along with other medical conditions. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of reduced visual acuity and anemia among pharmacy students at University of Babylon, Iraq and their effects on students academic performance
Methods
Ninety-five students (25 males and 70 females) who met the inclusion criteria were screened for refractive errors using Snellen chart. A subset of forty-eight students (18 males and 30 females) were also screened for anemia and RBC indices were estimated by hematology autoanalyzer. Students average grades of four subjects (out of 40) were compared between different subgroups.