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July 2018
Volume 59, Issue 9
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   July 2018
Prevalence of refractive errors in children of rural zone of Londrina City, Brazil
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Tiago Vinicius Sakumoto
    Hoftalon, Londrina, Brazil
  • Matheus Bedendo Rodrigues Silva
    Hoftalon, Londrina, Brazil
  • Erika Hoyama
    Hoftalon, Londrina, Brazil
    PUC, Londrina, Brazil
  • Mirella Tizziani Soares
    PUC, Londrina, Brazil
  • Tiemi Matsuo
    Hoftalon, Londrina, Brazil
  • Nobuaqui Hasegawa
    Hoftalon, Londrina, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Tiago Sakumoto, None; Matheus Silva, None; Erika Hoyama, None; Mirella Soares, None; Tiemi Matsuo, None; Nobuaqui Hasegawa, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science July 2018, Vol.59, 3378. doi:
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      Tiago Vinicius Sakumoto, Matheus Bedendo Rodrigues Silva, Erika Hoyama, Mirella Tizziani Soares, Tiemi Matsuo, Nobuaqui Hasegawa; Prevalence of refractive errors in children of rural zone of Londrina City, Brazil. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):3378.

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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.

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