The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran
Background & Objectives: To determine the prevalence rates of refractive errors in Mashhad, Iran Methods: In this population-based study, random cluster sampling was performed on the urban population of Mashhad and of 4453 selected individuals, 70.4% participated in the study. Refractive errors...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | H Ostadimoghaddam AA Yekta J Heravian A Azimi MJ , Khoshsima M Khaje Daluee M Pedramfar A Javaherforoshzadeh S Aliakbari M Hashemi nejad P Razavi shandiz S Golmohammadi Z Haeri Kermani M Khabazkhoob |
| author_facet | H Ostadimoghaddam AA Yekta J Heravian A Azimi MJ , Khoshsima M Khaje Daluee M Pedramfar A Javaherforoshzadeh S Aliakbari M Hashemi nejad P Razavi shandiz S Golmohammadi Z Haeri Kermani M Khabazkhoob |
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| description | Background & Objectives: To determine the prevalence rates of refractive errors in Mashhad, Iran
Methods: In this population-based study, random cluster sampling was performed on the urban population of Mashhad and of 4453 selected individuals, 70.4% participated in the study. Refractive errors were assessed using cycloplegic refraction in participants who were ≤ 15 years of age and non-cycloplegic refraction in those who were > 15 years of age .
Results: The prevalence of myopia and hyperopia in individuals ≤ 15 years old was 3.64% (95% CI: 5.09 to 2.19) and 27.4% (95% CI: 31.09 to 23.72), respectively. The same measurements for individuals >15 years of age was 22.36% (95% CI: 24.66 to 20.06) and 34.21% (95 CI: 36.85 to 31.57), respectively. The prevalence of astigmatism and anisometropia were 25.64% and 5.84, respectively. Astigmatism and anisometropia were significantly more (p=0.005) and less (p=0.048) prevalent in females, respectively. Anisometropia, astigmatism and hyperopia were found to be increased with age.
Conclusions: This study highlighted the valuable information on refractive errors in Mashhad. Hyperopia was the most common refractive error. In addition to subjects who were between 5 to 15 years of age, refractive errors were also prevalent among older people; therefore, more attention should be paid to the correction of refractive errors in these groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a64b51176a84093847cd91f2cbb4a612022-12-21T21:05:07ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesمجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران1735-74892228-75072011-03-01645060The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, IranH Ostadimoghaddam0AA Yekta1J Heravian2A Azimi3MJ , Khoshsima4M Khaje Daluee5M Pedramfar6A Javaherforoshzadeh7S Aliakbari8M Hashemi nejad9P Razavi shandiz10S Golmohammadi11Z Haeri Kermani12M Khabazkhoob13 Background & Objectives: To determine the prevalence rates of refractive errors in Mashhad, Iran Methods: In this population-based study, random cluster sampling was performed on the urban population of Mashhad and of 4453 selected individuals, 70.4% participated in the study. Refractive errors were assessed using cycloplegic refraction in participants who were ≤ 15 years of age and non-cycloplegic refraction in those who were > 15 years of age . Results: The prevalence of myopia and hyperopia in individuals ≤ 15 years old was 3.64% (95% CI: 5.09 to 2.19) and 27.4% (95% CI: 31.09 to 23.72), respectively. The same measurements for individuals >15 years of age was 22.36% (95% CI: 24.66 to 20.06) and 34.21% (95 CI: 36.85 to 31.57), respectively. The prevalence of astigmatism and anisometropia were 25.64% and 5.84, respectively. Astigmatism and anisometropia were significantly more (p=0.005) and less (p=0.048) prevalent in females, respectively. Anisometropia, astigmatism and hyperopia were found to be increased with age. Conclusions: This study highlighted the valuable information on refractive errors in Mashhad. Hyperopia was the most common refractive error. In addition to subjects who were between 5 to 15 years of age, refractive errors were also prevalent among older people; therefore, more attention should be paid to the correction of refractive errors in these groups.http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-68&slc_lang=en&sid=1Refractive errorsCross sectional studyMashhad |
| spellingShingle | H Ostadimoghaddam AA Yekta J Heravian A Azimi MJ , Khoshsima M Khaje Daluee M Pedramfar A Javaherforoshzadeh S Aliakbari M Hashemi nejad P Razavi shandiz S Golmohammadi Z Haeri Kermani M Khabazkhoob The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران Refractive errors Cross sectional study Mashhad |
| title | The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran |
| title_full | The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran |
| title_fullStr | The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran |
| title_short | The Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Mashhad, Iran |
| title_sort | prevalence of refractive errors in a mashhad iran |
| topic | Refractive errors Cross sectional study Mashhad |
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