Ertekin, Yusuf HaydarTekin, MuratUludag, AysegulArikan, SedatŞahin, Erkan Melih2025-01-272025-01-2720161682-024X1681-715Xhttps://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10367https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26082Objective: 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEyeglassesStrabismusVision disordersVision screeningVisual acuityArticle3251194119810.12669/pjms.325.10367Q3WOS:0003895601000272-s2.0-8504107715727882020Q1