Prevalence of myopia among disadvantaged Australian schoolchildren: A 5-year cross-sectional study

Autor: Fiona Stapleton, Kathleen Watt, Androniki Delaveris, Barbara M Junghans, Aicun Fu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Cross-sectional study
Social Sciences
Spherical equivalent
Eye
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Myopia
Prevalence
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Children
Geographic Areas
Visual Impairments
Schools
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Vision Tests
Refractive Errors
Hyperopia
Research Design
Educational Status
Female
Anatomy
Research Article
Urban Areas
Adolescent
Science
Schoolchildren
Research and Analysis Methods
Human Geography
Vulnerable Populations
Education
Urban Geography
03 medical and health sciences
Age groups
Ocular System
Humans
Socioeconomic status
business.industry
Australia
Biology and Life Sciences
Heritability
Disadvantaged
Ophthalmology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Age Groups
People and Places
Earth Sciences
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Eyes
Population Groupings
Social disadvantage
business
Head
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0238122 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: PurposeMyopia prevalence is influenced by environmental factors including heritability and social disadvantage. The current prevalence of myopia among disadvantaged school children in Australia has not been reported. Therefore, this study analyses refractive data for children from rural and outer suburban areas.MethodsThe records of 4,365 children aged 6-15 visiting a city-based government-school respite care center during the years 2014/2016/2018 were analyzed for right eye non-cycloplegic spherical equivalent refraction (SER). The prevalence of myopia (SER≤-0.50D) was compared with historical data.ResultsThe prevalence of myopia was 3.5%, 4.4% and 4.3% in 2014, 2016 and 2018, respectively. The prevalence of myopia increased with age (P0.05). The overall mean SER was 0.89±0.86D, 0.62±0.89D and 0.56±0.95 in 2014, 2016 and 2018, respectively. Mean SER was associated with year of testing, age (all P ConclusionsMyopia prevalence increased with age. The mean SER decreased slightly from 2014 to 2018. Sex differences in the rate of change with age was observed. Compared with 40 years ago, the prevalence of myopia has doubled, but it remains significantly lower than in school children of a similar age living in established urban areas that are regarded as having a higher socioeconomic status.
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