دورية أكاديمية
أعرض في EDS

Prevalence of refractive errors among pre-school children at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Prevalence of refractive errors among pre-school children at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
المؤلفون: Al-Rowaily MA; Department of Ophthalmology, Family Medicine, Division of School Health, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
المصدر: Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society [Saudi J Ophthalmol] 2010 Apr; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 45-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 02.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 9425601 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1319-4534 (Print) Linking ISSN: 13194534 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Saudi J Ophthalmol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: 2020- : [Mumbai, India] : Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Original Publication: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Saudi Ophthalmological Society, 1991-
مستخلص: Background: Vision disorders are the fourth most common disability of children and the leading cause of handicapping conditions in childhood. The present study was undertaken to identify the prevalence and pattern of refractive errors among the school-entrant children at King Abdul Aziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh city - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: The study population consisted of all the school-entrants (n = 1319), who attended the obligatory health examination for kindergarten and primary school entry during the period from March 2008 until October 2008. Every child was subjected to a 10 min - visual acuity test (VAT) and autorefractive test applied by qualified optometrist. Children with a visual acuity of 20/28 or worse in one or both eyes, or with eye disorder (strabismus, nystagmus, ptosis and others) or abnormal ocular movement, were referred for a 45 min complete ophthalmic examination, which consists of: (1) Distance visual acuity (V/A), (2) cover - uncover test, and (3) non-cycloplpegic retinoscopy. Refractive error cut-off point was defined according to their spherical equivalent refractive error (SERE).
Results: Out of the 1319 children, 60 children were diagnosed as having one or more refractive error, with an over-all prevalence of 4.5% (4.2% in boys and 4.9% in girls) with no sex difference. Prevalence of different refractive errors were as follows; Myopia (2.5%, 95%CI1.7:3.3%), hyperopia (2.1%, 95%CI 1.3:2.9%), astigmatism (2.5%, 95%CI 1.7:3.3%), amblyopia (0.5%, 95%CI 0.1:0.9%) and strabismus (0.5%, 95% CI 0.1:0.9%).
Conclusion: Our results raise the need for school-based program that provides prescription glasses when needed to students at no cost, through government and non-governmental collaborative fund. However, there is a need for further studies to evaluate the cultural beliefs towards the use of spectacles in Saudi communities.
References: Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;18(5):379-83. (PMID: 17700230)
Acta Ophthalmol Scand Suppl. 1995;(214):26-38; discussion 39-40. (PMID: 8574881)
Saudi Med J. 2002 Apr;23(4):445-9. (PMID: 11953773)
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Mar;43(3):623-31. (PMID: 11867576)
J Sch Health. 1985 Apr;55(4):138-41. (PMID: 3887033)
Optom Vis Sci. 1998 Aug;75(8):571-84. (PMID: 9734801)
Ophthalmology. 2005 Apr;112(4):678-85. (PMID: 15808262)
Optom Vis Sci. 1997 Jun;74(6):367-75. (PMID: 9255814)
Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;88(7):938-41. (PMID: 15205242)
Br J Ophthalmol. 1996 Dec;80(12):1077-82. (PMID: 9059274)
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003 Sep;44(9):3764-70. (PMID: 12939289)
Optometry. 2006 Aug;77(8):371-7. (PMID: 16877202)
Arch Dis Child. 2005 Feb;90(2):150-3. (PMID: 15665167)
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD005023. (PMID: 15654703)
Acta Paediatr. 1998 Nov;87(11):1173-9. (PMID: 9846920)
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Pre-school; Prevalence; Refractive errors; Saudi
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20130821 Date Completed: 20130820 Latest Revision: 20220408
رمز التحديث: 20231215
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC3729549
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2010.01.001
PMID: 23960874
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1319-4534
DOI:10.1016/j.sjopt.2010.01.001