[Epidemiology of ocular diseases--a review of medical examinations from The Area of Military Medical Commission in Lodz].

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of ocular diseases among candidates and members of Military Service.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

A retrospective review of medical examinations for entry to the military service from The Area of Military Medical Ophthalmic Commission in Lodz. We used statistic analysis to review the results.

RESULTS

Statistic analysis revealed that the commonest ocular diseases are in order: refractive errors, color vision disturbances and strabismus.

CONCLUSIONS

1. The prevalence of ocular diseases among candidates and members of Polish Military Service is the same as discovered in other ophthalmologic researches. 2. Commonest ocular diseases were refractive errors (21.63% in total).