CORRELATION BETWEEN PLASMATIC VITAMIN D LEVEL AND REFRACTIVE STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
| العنوان: | CORRELATION BETWEEN PLASMATIC VITAMIN D LEVEL AND REFRACTIVE STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES |
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| المؤلفون: | Larisa Bianca Holhoș, Liviu Lazar, Carina Petricău, Teodora-Laura Holhoș, Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Mihaela Coroi |
| المصدر: | Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 129-134 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | AMALTEA Medical Publishing House, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, vitamin d level, business.industry, General Medicine, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, Correlation, Endocrinology, children, refractive errors, Internal medicine, Vitamin D and neurology, Medicine, business |
| الوصف: | Introduction. Literature confirms that refractive errors are the most common, easily corrected, eye morbidity in children with disabilities. Early intervention such as wearing eyeglasses can positively impact the lives of these children. The implication of vitamin D status is investigated as a possible proactive measure in eye conditions. Aim. The current study proposed to asses the refractive status as well as vitamin D plasmatic level in 161 children. Another aim was to investigate whether myopia corelates with a lower plasmatic vitamin D level. Methods. A retrospective case-control study was done on 161 children, divided into two groups: the study group (children with disabilities) and the contol group (children without disabilities). The age range of children included in the study was from 5 to 16 years old. Results. Refractive errors were found to be more frequent in the group of children with disabilities and of these, astigmatism was the most frequent refractive disorder identified. Also, the plasmatic vitamin D level was found to be lower in those with myopia reguardless of disability status. Conclusions. Children with disabilities are diagnosed with refractive errors twice more frequenty than their healthy peers. Parents, medical staff and teachers should be aware of this risk factor and be more attentive because the presence of uncorrected refractive disorders may not be visible in most children, especially those with special needs. |
| تدمد: | 2069-6175 1454-0398 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d3151051bbe4aa1b60b24fc92d11ba78 https://doi.org/10.37897/rjp.2021.2.7 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d3151051bbe4aa1b60b24fc92d11ba78 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20696175 14540398 |
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