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KMID : 0358120030290020101
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
2003 Volume.29 No. 2 p.101 ~ p.105
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A Study on the Visual Acuity of the Preschool Children in Rural Area
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Song Ki-Chul
Lee Hyun
Lee Hyo
An Keum-Sun
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Abstract
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We performed ophthalmic examinations for 569 children in cheong yang(3-6 years of age), during May, 2002. 78 children were shown to have either visual acuity of less than 0.5 or anisometropia of over 2 lines. Detailed ophthalmic examinations were conducted on those 78 children. The 69 children(12.1%) had ametropic eyes, 14(2.5%) amblyopia, and 3(0.5%) strabismus. Among the types of ametropia, Myopic astigmatism 21(30.4%) was the most common type. Astigmatism was combined with all other types in 56(81.2%) children. Among the types of amblyopia, visual deprivation amblyopia was 8(57.1%) and anisometropic amblyopia was 6(42.9%). In cases of strabismus, exotropia was 3. The early detection and adequate care of eye problems for preschool children are important to prevent the permanent visual disability. It is necessary to make institutional devices for preschool vision screening and participation rate for this screening will be more increased by efforts of constitutional support and parental cooperation.
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KEYWORD
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Ophthalmic examination, Ametropia, Amblyopia, Strabismus, preschool vision screening
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