Refractive error study in young subjects: results from a rural area in Paraguay
| Autor: | Isabel Signes-Soler, José Luis Hernández-Verdejo, Miguel Angel Estrella Lumeras, Elena Tomás Verduras, David P. Piñero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 467-472 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2222-3959 2227-4898 |
| DOI: | 10.18240/ijo.2017.03.22 |
| Popis: | AIM: To evaluate the distribution of refractive error in young subjects in a rural area of Paraguay in the context of an international cooperation campaign for the prevention of blindness. METHODS: A sample of 1466 young subjects (ranging from 3 to 22 years old), with a mean age of 11.21±3.63 years old, were examined to assess their distance visual acuity (VA) and refractive error. The first screening examination performed by trained volunteers, included visual acuity testing, autokeratometry and non-cycloplegic autorefraction. Inclusion criteria for a second complete cycloplegic eye examination by an optometrist were VA |
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