Abstract
Purpose :
To evaluate the prevalence of refractive errors in children of rural zone of Londrina City, Brazil.
Methods :
A retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed evaluating the medical records of children who participated of Projeto Primeiros Olhares (“First Sight Program”) conducted by HOFTALON - Hospital de Olhos - Londrina “Londrina Eye Hospital”, during 2017. Children from 01 through 12 years of age were evaluated according to gender, uncorrected visual acuity, refractive error and treatment.
Results :
500 eyes were evaluated. The average age was 6,2 years-old; 51,8% were male and 48,2% female. Decreased uncorrected visual acuity (VA <0,7) was observed in 10% of children. Refractive errors occurred in 15%. The spherical equivalent demonstrated Hyperopia (>+1,5D) in 10% and myopia (<-0,5D) in 2%. Astigmatism (<-0,5D) occurred in 12%. High ametropias as high myopia (< -3,00D) was observed in 0,6%, high hyperopia (> 3,00D) in 1% and high astigmatism (< -3,00D) in 0,6%. Optical corrections were prescribed for 90% of children with refractive error.
Conclusions :
Refractive errors occurred in 15% of the evaluated children. Astigmatism and Hyperopia were the most frequent refractive errors observed.
This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2018 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 29 - May 3, 2018.