Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, Brazil
Objective: To analyze eye health and visual acuity in children and teenagers to promote the early detection and treatment of visual impairments. Methods: Public school students were pre-screened by teachers, and those that presented behaviors, signs, or symptoms of decreased visual acuity (VA) or...
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| author | Marcelo Sobrinho Marcela Gallate Paola Messias Carolina Batalha Livia Biselli Livia Prearo |
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| description | Objective: To analyze eye health and visual acuity in children and teenagers to promote the early detection and treatment of visual impairments.
Methods: Public school students were pre-screened by teachers, and those that presented behaviors, signs, or symptoms of decreased visual acuity (VA) or any type of ophthalmological disorder, participated in a VA screening. The measurement was made monocularly, with or without optical correction (i.e., if the patient was already wearing glasses). Children with VA less than or equal to 0.18 (logMAR) in the worst eye, and/or with complaints of asthenopia, eye irritation and itching, strabismus, conjunctival or corneal lesions, were referred for a complete ophthalmological evaluation at the Ophthalmology Department of Celso Pierro Hospital.
Results: 50 patients (52.63%) were male and 45 (47.37%) were female. The average age of the participants was 10 years. Their eyes were evaluated and 114 (77.03%) presented with refractive errors; 9.64% of the patients who were referred to the clinic already wore prescription eyeglasses, and all of them had inappropriate refractive correction.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate the relevance of visual health campaigns and screening exams for early diagnosis of ophthalmologic disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3f36fe9c133412cb3a05933dc653b1d2022-12-21T23:25:10ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732016-01-01151182010.15324/vpa.v15i1.281210Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, BrazilMarcelo SobrinhoMarcela GallatePaola MessiasCarolina BatalhaLivia BiselliLivia PrearoObjective: To analyze eye health and visual acuity in children and teenagers to promote the early detection and treatment of visual impairments. Methods: Public school students were pre-screened by teachers, and those that presented behaviors, signs, or symptoms of decreased visual acuity (VA) or any type of ophthalmological disorder, participated in a VA screening. The measurement was made monocularly, with or without optical correction (i.e., if the patient was already wearing glasses). Children with VA less than or equal to 0.18 (logMAR) in the worst eye, and/or with complaints of asthenopia, eye irritation and itching, strabismus, conjunctival or corneal lesions, were referred for a complete ophthalmological evaluation at the Ophthalmology Department of Celso Pierro Hospital. Results: 50 patients (52.63%) were male and 45 (47.37%) were female. The average age of the participants was 10 years. Their eyes were evaluated and 114 (77.03%) presented with refractive errors; 9.64% of the patients who were referred to the clinic already wore prescription eyeglasses, and all of them had inappropriate refractive correction. Conclusion: These results demonstrate the relevance of visual health campaigns and screening exams for early diagnosis of ophthalmologic disorders.http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/281term 1: eye healthterm 2: health promotionterm 3: visual acuityterm 4: diagnosisterm 5: ocular refraction |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo Sobrinho Marcela Gallate Paola Messias Carolina Batalha Livia Biselli Livia Prearo Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, Brazil Vision Pan-America term 1: eye health term 2: health promotion term 3: visual acuity term 4: diagnosis term 5: ocular refraction |
| title | Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, Brazil |
| title_full | Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, Brazil |
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| title_short | Ophthalmological screening of students in Campinas, Brazil |
| title_sort | ophthalmological screening of students in campinas brazil |
| topic | term 1: eye health term 2: health promotion term 3: visual acuity term 4: diagnosis term 5: ocular refraction |
| url | http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/281 |
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