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Prevalence of visual disorders in school children

2018; Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia; Volume: 77; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/0034-7280.20180038

ISSN

1982-8551

Autores

Jessica Karinne Vieira, Gabriela Xavier Rezende, Lucas de Barros Anastácio, Ronaldo Torres De Freitas Filho, Heraldo Cidrão Cavalcante Benevides, Juliano Melo Fonseca, Marcus Vinicius Soares Pereira, Fábio Monteiro Mota,

Tópico(s)

Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

Resumo

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of visual acuity (VA) dysfunction, the possible ocular disorders and the frequency of ophthalmologic care of school children from the city of Itaúna, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a population of 432 students in the public schools. The individuals were evaluated by the Snellen method and the sample age ranged from 4 to 17 years. Data were collected and systematized. Those who had VA ≤ 0.7 in at least one eye [...]

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