Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years of age a threshold for visual impairment?

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dc.authoridTekin, Murat/0000-0001-6841-3045
dc.contributor.authorErtekin, Yusuf Haydar
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUludag, Aysegul
dc.contributor.authorArikan, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorŞahin, Erkan Melih
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:54:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:54:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.5%) and 998 males (51.5%) with a mean age 8.96 +/- 2.31 (5-13 years old), were screened. The comparisons were performed with gender, age, and age groups. The children attended to vision screening were assigned to three age groups as 5-6 years, 7-9 years, and 10-13 years. Results: The prevalence of the parameters was detected as decreased visual acuity 12.4%, strabismus 2.2%, and spectacle wear 6.9%. The prevalence of decreased visual acuity was significantly higher in girls and in children aged 7-9 years old (p = 0.013, p < 0.001). The prevalence of spectacle wear was significantly higher in girls and in children aged 7-9 years old (p = 0.019, p < 0.001). There was a visual acuity decrease in 33 of 106 (31.1%) children despite wearing own spectacle. There was no significant difference among three age groups for strabismus. Conclusion: Increased prevalence of decreased visual acuity, as well as the higher frequency of spectacle wear in children at ages of 7-9 years old may point out a threshold for visual impairment.
dc.identifier.doi10.12669/pjms.325.10367
dc.identifier.endpage1198
dc.identifier.issn1682-024X
dc.identifier.issn1681-715X
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid27882020
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85041077157
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1194
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10367
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26082
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000389560100027
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherProfessional Medical Publications
dc.relation.ispartofPakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectEyeglasses
dc.subjectStrabismus
dc.subjectVision disorders
dc.subjectVision screening
dc.subjectVisual acuity
dc.titleVision screening in children: Is 7-9 years of age a threshold for visual impairment?
dc.typeArticle

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