Ophthalmological findings in a sample of Swedish children aged 4-15 years Show others and affiliations
2006 (English) In: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, ISSN 1395-3907, E-ISSN 1600-0420, Vol. 84, no 2, p. 169-176Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
AIMS: To characterize ophthalmological findings in a sample of Swedish children aged 4-15 years.
METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional comprehensive ophthalmological investigation was performed on a sample of 143 children (67 girls, 76 boys) aged 4-15 years.
RESULTS: Visual acuity (VA) in the better eye >or=1.0 (<or=0.0 logMAR) was found in 79% of subjects. None of the children had VA in the better eye <0.5 (>0.3 logMAR). Amblyopia was found in 0.7% of subjects. A total of 68% of the children had no refractive errors. Hyperopia (>or=2.0 dioptres [D] in spherical equivalent [SE]) was found in 9% and myopia (>or=0.5 D SE) in 6% of children. Astigmatism (>or=0.75 D) was recorded in 22% and anisometropia (>or=1.0 D SE) in 3%. A total of 8% were optically corrected. Strabismus was recorded in 3.5%. Signs of visuoperceptual problems were reported in 3% of the children.
CONCLUSION: This sample of Swedish children may serve as a comparison group regarding ophthalmological findings in children aged 4-15 years.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Munksgaard Forlag, 2006. Vol. 84, no 2, p. 169-176
Keywords [en]
Visual function, ocular findings, Swedish children, comparison group
National Category
Ophthalmology
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-103843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00615.x ISI: 000236461400004 PubMedID: 16637831 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-33645473603 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-103843 DiVA, id: diva2:1732347
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