The Reliability of Eye Screening Physical Examination in School and Living Environment Characteristics of Young Children with Amblyopia

Abstract

Co n s i d e r i n g t h a tf e w s t u d i e s h a d p a i d a t t e n t i o n t o t h e l i v i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d s o c i a l e n v i r o n me n ts u r r o u n d i n ga mb l y o p e s , t h ep r e s e n ts t u d ys u r v e y e dt h ep a r e n t so fc h i l d r e na g e d3 t o1 2a n dd i a g n o s e dwi t ha mb l y o p i at oa n a l y s et h et i mewh e nt h ec h i l d r e nwe r ef i r s td i a g n o s e d wi t h a mb l y o p i a ,t h ec h a r a c t e r i s t i c so ft h e i rl i v i n g e n v i r o n me n ta n d t h es o c i o -e n v i r o n me n t a l f a c t o r s a n dt od e l v ei n t oc o r r e l a t i o n s .F o rt h ep u r p o s eo ft h i ss t u d y ,1 0 4p a r e n t so fp a t i e n t si n 4 h o s p i t a l s i n S e o u l ,Gy e o n g g ia n d I n c h e o n c o n s e n t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e s u r v e y f r o m S e p t e mb e r2t oNo v e mb e r2 3 , 2 0 1 3 . Asf o rt h et i mewh e nt h ec h i l d r e nwe r ef i r s td i a g n o s e dwi t h a mb l y o p i a , t h ea g eo f4a c c o u n t e df o rt h eh i g h e s tp e r c e n t a g e ( 2 8 . 8 %) . Th eo l d e rt h ep a r e n t swe r e , t h el a t e rt h ec h i l d r e n we r ed i a g n o s e d wi t h a

Visual Acuity Outcomes in Diseases Associated with Reduced Visual Acuity: An Analysis of the National Health Insurance Service Database in Korea

“…To maintain healthy vision for a lifetime, individuals should undergo periodic eye examinations. In South Korea, almost everyone undergoes various eye examinations for preschool or school vision screening [ 3 , 4 ], employment [ 5 ], military service [ 6 ], and health care [ 7 ]. Moreover, all people residing in Korea are obliged to enroll in the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), a social and health security system.…”