Grade of Visual sharpness of the students of the Career of Infimary of the Catholic University of Cuenca extension Cañar

Abstract

Visual problems can bring many complications in the daily life of people and even more so in a population of students. It can even cause academic failure if you do not give the importance with which this problem should be addressed. The
present investigation reveals the degree of visual acuity of the students of the Nursing career of the Catholic University of Cuenca Cañar extension. The objective is to determine the degree of visualization that the students have and to propose
them alternatives of improvement as a solution to this problem. An exploratory research was carried out, which was carried out in 3 stages: 1) to use the appropriate methodology to reach the student community. 2) Compilation, analysis,
tabulation and interpretation of information. 3) Elaboration of the proposal to obtain a guide to alternatives to improve the problem. The analysis of the results shows that the student population of the University, is in a range greater than
53% with problems of visual acuity, reason why, it was developed like proposal workshops, talks, events that promote the knowledge on the visual acuity, as well as the management of a guide on this topic that, through text and graphics, allows
students, parents, and the community in general to better understand the issue and its consequences. It is concluded that within the educational community there are problems of mild visual impairment that are not taken into account by them, generating a more acute problem in the future.