Yasir Iqbal Malik, Aqsa Malik, Rabbia Shabbir, Atteaya Zaman, Sohail Zia, Masooma Talib.
Role of Vitamin D in Near Sightedness.
Pak J Ophthalmol Jan ;36(2):16-7.

Purpose: To determine the levels of Vitamin D in children with myopia and to compare them with age matched controls. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Naseer Memorial Hospital, Dadhyal Azad Kashmir from March 2016 to March 2017. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients were selected using convenient sampling technique and were divided two groups (group I Myopic and group II control). Myopia was labeled if after subjective refraction a Spherical Equivalent (SE) of -0.50 diopters (D) or more was found. Vitamin D levels were measured by radioimmunoassay technique with Diasorin SR kit following the users manual.

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