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KMID : 0367419790200060034
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1979 Volume.20 No. 6 p.34 ~ p.39
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A Study on Visual Acuity in School Children and its Relation to School Achievement
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尹德鎭/Yun, Duk Jin
金泰旭/李琦寧/Kim, Tai Euk/Lee, Ki Young
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Abstract
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The Increasing emphasis upon the need for education in the trodern world led to a number of interesting developments For the good result of the education, adequate intellectual, physical. and environmental factors may by essential. A visua´ly handicapped child may be hindered his process in school.
The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence and their relation to school achievement of visual defects and the method of correction. 515 children ,3rd and ith year classes of Kaewha primary school children in Seoul city) were examined their visual acuity with the Snellen chart. All the children were tested with each 25 problems selected fro^ their textbook and nursery tale books. The results were obtained as follows;
1. Among 516 children, 42 (8.1%)needs the use of the glasses ;visual acuity less than 0. in one or both eyes). Severe visual defects ;visual acuity less than 0.3 in one or both eyes were found in 20 children 3.8%).
2. There was each case of albinism, congenital cataract of right eve, and myasthenia gravis.
3. The average of the written examination of the visually handicapped children was higher than that of the children with good vision. This suggasts that except severe cases, the visual defects do not affect the reading or school process significantly.
4. Among 42 cases of visually handicapped children,7 cases were wearing the glasses and only 3 of them were corrected adequately.
5. Among 42 cases of visually h ndicapped children, the parents of children did not kno%. the visual defect of their children, and 2 parents had the Nrrong conception about the glasses.
6. The routine school visual screening test is an important part of the regular physical examination in school and it must be carried out at leasi once a year. We can expect a favorable outcome through the early detection and treatment of eye defects, and therefore visual examination must be done as early as possible.
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