Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Research Article
Prevalence of Refractive Errors Under Cycloplegia and Associated Factors with Focus on the Myopia Epidemic Among Public School Children from Southern Brazil
Author(s): Patricia Ioschpe Gus*, Raquel Silveira de Maman, Arthur Dementshuk Lengler, Diane Marinho, Marcia Beatriz Tartarella, Helena Pakter, Caroline Fabris, Terla Castro, Fernando Kronbauer, Carina Colossi, Monica Jong and Serge Resnikoff
Objectives: Little information about the prevalence of myopia in Latin America is available and this study aims to detect the prevalence of refractive errors under cycloplegia in Southern Brazil. Main goal is prevalence of myopia, including the classification in pre-myopia, low myopia and high myopia and associated risk factors. Secondary objective is to describe the prevalence of hyperopia and astigmatism and compare them to the same variables as myopia.
Materials and methods: A prospective cross sectional convenient sampling recruited 330 public school children between 2020 and 2021, aged 5 to 20 years old. All children underwent a comprehensive eye examination including cycloplegia and a detailed lifestyle questionnaire was applied.
Results: Prevalence of myopia was 17.4% (Confidence Interval (CI) 13.8-21.7%). L.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.24.15.976