Prevalence and risk factors of vision impairment among children of employees of Telecom, Italy
| Autor: | Ferdinando di Orio, Vincenza Cofini, Alessio Martucci, Maria Rosita Cecilia, Claudio Cedrone, Francesca Zazzara, Vincenzo Ciciarelli, Carlo Nucci, Federico Ricci, Raffaele Mancino |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Employment
Male Keratoconus medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity Adolescent genetic structures Cross-sectional study Vision Disorders Visual Acuity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Prevalence medicine Humans Medical history 030212 general & internal medicine Vision test Family history Child business.industry Settore MED/30 - Malattie Apparato Visivo Vision Tests Public health General Medicine medicine.disease eye diseases Posterior segment of eyeball Ophthalmology Cross-Sectional Studies Italy Child Preschool Telecommunications 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female medicine.symptom business Visually Impaired Persons |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: To define the prevalence, causes, and risk factors of vision impairment (VI) in children. METHODS: In this study, relatives of Association for Supplemental Health Insurance to the Employees of Telecom members aged 5-16 years were examined in all Italian regions. A standardized record card was used to collect data on medical history; keratometry; objective refraction; uncorrected, presenting, and best-corrected visual acuity (VA); examination of the pupils, adnexa, and anterior segment; direct ophthalmoscopy; posterior segment and fundus examination; and assessment for ocular pathology. Binocular and monocular VI were defined by a VA |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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