التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors among children aged 3-10 years in western Saudi Arabia. |
| المؤلفون: |
Alrahili, Nojood Hameed R., Jadidy, Esraa S., Alahmadi, Bayan Sulieman H., Abdula'al, Mohammed F., Jadidy, Alaa S., Alhusaini, Abdulaziz A., Mojaddidi, Moaz A., Al-Barry, Maan A. |
| المصدر: |
Saudi Medical Journal; Aug2017, Vol. 38 Issue 8, p804-810, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ASTIGMATISM, REFRACTIVE errors, STATISTICAL sampling, CHILDREN, MEDICAL screening |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
SAUDI Arabia |
| مستخلص: |
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors (URE) among children 3-10 years and to affirm the necessity of a national school-based visual screening program for school-aged children. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Medina, Saudi Arabia in 2015. Children were selected through a multistage stratified random sampling from 8 kindergarten and 8 primary schools. Those included were screened to diagnose UREs using a visual acuity chart and an auto refractometer according to American guidelines. The prevalence and types of UREs were estimated. Results: Of the 2121 children enumerated, 1893 were examined, yielding a response rate of 89.3%. The prevalence of UREs was 34.9% (95% CI = 32.8%-37.1%), with significant differences in different age groups. The prevalence of astigmatism (25.3%) was higher compared to that of anisometropia (7.4%), hypermetropia (1.5%), and myopia (0.7%). Risk of uncorrected refractive error was positively associated with age, and this was noted in astigmatism, myopia, and anisometropia. In addition, the risk of hypermetropia was associated with boys and that of myopia was associated with girls. Conclusions: The prevalence of UREs, particularly astigmatism, was high among children aged 3-10 years in Medina, with significant age differences. Vision screening programs targeting kindergarten and primary schoolchildren are crucial to lessen the risk of preventable visual impairment due to UREs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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