Prevalence and possible attributes of decreased visual acuity among primary schoolchildren in Kufa City, Al-Najaf Governorate

Abdulameer, Atheer Jawad; Alfadhul, Shaymaa Abdul Lteef; Hameed, Huda Ghazi; Kareem, Alyaà Abood

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“…22,27 Essa faixa de 6 a 21% de prevalência de perda da acuidade visual em amostras brasileiras está coerente com diferentes avaliações internacionais de crianças em fase escolar. [32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Por exemplo, verificouse perda da acuidade visual em 5% no Iraque, 32 6% nos EUA, 33 6 a 10% na Etiópia, 34,35 10% na Indonésia, 36 11% na China, 37 e 29% no Egito. 38 Destaca-se como limitação o atraso de quase uma década para reportar os resultados desta pesquisa, cuja coleta de dados foi realizada em 2013, em razão da alteração da composição da equipe de pesquisa e da necessidade de uma análise mais detalhada dos dados coletados.…”

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Programa Bom Começo para a saúde da criança

Guimarães,

Vilhena,

Soares

et al. 2024

Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade

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Introdução: As triagens universais da saúde visual de escolares detêm grande relevância do ponto de vista da saúde pública, possibilitando uma intervenção precoce dos casos identificados com deficiência visual que coincide com o período em que o trabalho intensivo de escolarização se inicia. Objetivo: Apresentar dados epidemiológicos populacionais de perdas da acuidade visual de participantes do terceiro ano do Ensino Fundamental. Métodos: Estudo transversal descritivo, com amostragem populacional. Participaram alunos do terceiro ano do Ensino Fundamental (n=422; 8 a 12 anos de idade; M=8,6 anos±0,6; 52% meninas) de todas as escolas municipais de Nova Lima (MG). Utilizou-se o equipamento estereoscópico Keystone Vision para avaliar a acuidade visual para longe e perto, com apresentação binocular e monocular, com oclusão não compressiva de um olho. Resultados: De acordo com os critérios do Ministério da Saúde e da 10ª Revisão da Classificação Estatística Internacional das Doenças e Problemas relacionados à Saúde (CID-10), 31% dos participantes apresentaram perda visual para longe e 37% para perto, em um ou ambos os olhos. Já de acordo com a CID-11, 13% dos participantes apresentaram deficiência na acuidade visual para longe e 17% para perto. Foram encaminhados 9% dos participantes para avaliação oftalmológica. Conclusões: Identificou-se prevalência alta de alterações da saúde visual nos participantes, o que reforça a importância, do ponto de vista da saúde pública, de triagens universais da saúde visual de escolares. Os dados epidemiológicos descritivos gerados podem auxiliar gestores da saúde e educação em tomadas de decisão.

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“…Visual acuity (VA) refers to clarity of vision, a measure of the eye's capability to see and discriminate fine details [1]. Visual impairment (VI), including blindness, is a major public health problem among middle-aged and older adults worldwide, and is associated with reduced quality of life and increased risk of falls and death [2] .…”

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“…Visual impairment (VI), including blindness, is a major public health problem among middle-aged and older adults worldwide, and is associated with reduced quality of life and increased risk of falls and death [2] . Visual impairment in adults is a serious global social concern with health, social, psychological and economic aspects [1], impacting academic performance and future employment opportunities, which in turn affects individuals, It can affect family and community quality of life [1.] The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are approximately 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, 39 million of whom are blind, but most of them live in low-income regions . Blindness due to non-communicable eye diseases remains a major public health problem in Europe [1].…”

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“…Visual impairment in adults is a serious global social concern with health, social, psychological and economic aspects [1], impacting academic performance and future employment opportunities, which in turn affects individuals, It can affect family and community quality of life [1.] The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are approximately 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, 39 million of whom are blind, but most of them live in low-income regions . Blindness due to non-communicable eye diseases remains a major public health problem in Europe [1]. Uncorrected refractive errors account for approximately 79% of VI in the United States, and approximately 50% due to cataracts, which is the most familiar correctable eye disease [3.]…”

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Causes Of Vision Impairment Among Adult Patients in Kerbala, Iraq

Darwish¹,

Mahdi

Naeem

et al. 2023

Bio. Jour.

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Background: Currently, there are at least 2.2 billion people worldwide with visual impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have preventable or untreated vision loss. The world faces major challenges in ophthalmology. This includes inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services. shortage of qualified ophthalmologists; poor integration of eye care services into the health care system, among other problems; Therefore, we conduct this study. Aim: To identify the causes of visual impairment in Kerbala province, Iraq with view to address the treatment and challenges may face during the action. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional , 200 patients who attended the ophthalmology outpatient clinic in AL- Hussien Teaching hospital, Kerbala province, Iraq were enrolled, aged 20 and above. Data was collected by interviewing the patients and filling out the questionnaire from July 2019 until June 2020. In addition, we observed visual acuity measurement (VA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and ophthalmological examination of the patients Results: The main leading cause was a refractive error with 99 individual (51.3%) followed by cataract 26 (13.5% ). Refractive errors and cataract together were 24 (12.4%), allergy 14 (7.3), infection 12 (6.2%), age-related macular degeneration 12 (6.23%) and lastly glaucoma was only 6 (3.1%). According to the age group, 34 (17.6%) were between (17-39), followed by 102 (52.8%) between (40-59) and 57 (29.5%) between (60-89). In all these three groups RE was also the main diagnosis, 24 (70.6%) , 7 (55.9%) and 18 (31.6%) respectively. According to the smoking habit, 159 (82.4%) were nonsmoker, 14 (7.3%) were ex-smokers, 5 (2.6%) were light smokers (reported consumption of ≤5 cigarettes per day), moderate smokers (1 day for smoking 8 (4.1%) reported consuming 11 to 19 cigarettes per day ) , heavy smokers (reported smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day) 7 (3.6%) ز As regards systemic disease, we found that 80 (41.5%) of patients have hypertension and 63 (32.6%) were diabetics. Conclusions: We found that refractive errors were the most common cause of reduced visual acuity followed by cataracts. Cataracts are the most frequent cause of visual impairment in older people.

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Impact of Refractive Errors on the Academic Performance of High School Children of Lahore

Latif

Hussain

Afzal

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe process of learning begins in childhood and accurate vision can greatly affects a child's learning capacity. It is documented that visual impairment in children can have a significant impact on their performance at school as well as their social interaction and development.ObjectiveThis research aimed to study the impact of refractive corrections on the academic performance of high school children in Lahore.MethodologyA total of 2,000 students with equal distribution of gender, public, private school, and locality were included in the study. All students were screened for defective vision. The academic performance before and after corrections was recorded on the prescribed proforma.ResultsThe prevalence of refractive error was high among the public high schools 244 (59.2%) as compared to the private schools 168 (40.8%). The area-based prevalence was higher among the students in urban settings 255 (62%) while in rural it was 157 (38%). It was found that in the public sector, the average score of academic results before the intervention was 56.39 ± 13.24 which was increased to 60.27 ± 14.94 after the intervention while in the private sector, before the intervention, the average score was 63.53 ± 17.50 which was improved to 67.12 ± 18.48. It was found to be statistically significant at p-value < 0.05.ConclusionA significant impact was observed in the average academic scores of the results after refractive corrections.

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Prevalence and possible attributes of decreased visual acuity among primary schoolchildren in Kufa City, Al-Najaf Governorate

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Causes Of Vision Impairment Among Adult Patients in Kerbala, Iraq

Impact of Refractive Errors on the Academic Performance of High School Children of Lahore

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