A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group
Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional observational study was to determine the distribution and patterns of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in children seen at a pediatric eye care. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a Private Hospital in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi A...
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| author | Elham R Al-Tamimi Ayisha Shakeel Sanaa A Yassin Syed I Ali Umar A Khan |
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| description | Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional observational study was to determine the distribution and patterns of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in children seen at a pediatric eye care. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a Private Hospital in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from March to July 2013. During this period, a total of 1350 children, aged 1-15 years were seen at this Center′s Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit. All the children underwent complete ophthalmic examination with cycloplegic refraction. Results: Refractive errors accounted for 44.4% of the cases, the predominant refractive error being hypermetropia which represented 83%. Strabismus and amblyopia were present in 38% and 9.1% of children, respectively. Conclusions: In this clinic-based study, the focus was on the frequency of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia which were considerably high. Hypermetropia was the predominant refractive error in contrast to other studies in which myopia was more common. This could be attributed to the criteria for sample selection since it was clinic-based rather than a population-based study. However, it is important to promote public education on the significance of early detection of refractive errors, and have periodic screening in schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3ef849531154c4a86fb3aae7066b2982022-12-22T02:17:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family and Community Medicine2230-82292229-340X2015-01-0122315816210.4103/2230-8229.163031A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-groupElham R Al-TamimiAyisha ShakeelSanaa A YassinSyed I AliUmar A KhanPurpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional observational study was to determine the distribution and patterns of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in children seen at a pediatric eye care. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a Private Hospital in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from March to July 2013. During this period, a total of 1350 children, aged 1-15 years were seen at this Center′s Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit. All the children underwent complete ophthalmic examination with cycloplegic refraction. Results: Refractive errors accounted for 44.4% of the cases, the predominant refractive error being hypermetropia which represented 83%. Strabismus and amblyopia were present in 38% and 9.1% of children, respectively. Conclusions: In this clinic-based study, the focus was on the frequency of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia which were considerably high. Hypermetropia was the predominant refractive error in contrast to other studies in which myopia was more common. This could be attributed to the criteria for sample selection since it was clinic-based rather than a population-based study. However, it is important to promote public education on the significance of early detection of refractive errors, and have periodic screening in schools.http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2015;volume=22;issue=3;spage=158;epage=162;aulast=Al-TamimiAmblyopiachildrenrefractive errorsstrabismus |
| spellingShingle | Elham R Al-Tamimi Ayisha Shakeel Sanaa A Yassin Syed I Ali Umar A Khan A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group Journal of Family and Community Medicine Amblyopia children refractive errors strabismus |
| title | A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group |
| title_full | A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group |
| title_fullStr | A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group |
| title_full_unstemmed | A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group |
| title_short | A clinic-based study of refractive errors, strabismus, and amblyopia in pediatric age-group |
| title_sort | clinic based study of refractive errors strabismus and amblyopia in pediatric age group |
| topic | Amblyopia children refractive errors strabismus |
| url | http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2015;volume=22;issue=3;spage=158;epage=162;aulast=Al-Tamimi |
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