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Prevalence of refractive errors and amblyopia and their correlation with demographic factors in the children over four years of age who underwent their first ophthalmologic examinations

İlk kez muayene olan dört yaş üzeri çocuklarda kırma kusurları ambliyopi prevalansı ve bunların demografik faktörlerle ilişkisi

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In this way, ambliyopia which is a cause of avo - idable blindness can be detected more easily.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of amblyopia,refractive errors and other accompanying pathologies in children over four years of age who underwent their first ophthalmologic examination.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 76 children who were admitted to the ophthalmology clinic of the Sakarya Yenikent State Hospital for the first eye exam within the period from February to May 2012.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this way, ambliyopia which is a cause of avo - idable blindness can be detected more easily.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of amblyopia,refractive errors and other accompanying pathologies in children over four years of age who underwent their first ophthalmologic examination. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 76 children who were admitted to the ophthalmology clinic of the Sakarya Yenikent State Hospital for the first eye exam within the period from February to May 2012. Visual acuity was first measured, then dynamic retinoscopic, slitlamp biomicroscopic, and fundus examinations were performed for all the patients. Cycloplegic eye examination was conducted for req uired patients. Results: Out of the 76 children, 41 were girls and 35 were boys, while the youngest was 4 and the oldest was 15 years old, and the mean age was 9.01±2.73 years. In 43 (43/76; 56.5%) children with refractive errors, hypermetropia (19/76; 25.0%), myopia (12/76, 15.8%), and astigmatism (12/76, 15.8%) were detected, while any refractive error not encountered in 33 (43.5%) children. Considering age and emmetropization of the children, appropriate eyeglasses prescribed. Among children, amblyopia was detected in 12 (15.8%) cases. Amblyopic children, were has also cataract (n=1; 1.3%), esotropia (n=2; 2.6%), and exotropia (n=1; 1.3%). Conclusion: In our country, the first eye examination of the children is generally performed after the age of 4, in which they become more responsive and communicative. Since the age period is critical for the treatment of ambliyopia, even if the parents and the child had another complaint, refraction test should be performed. In this way, ambliyopia which is a cause of avo - idable blindness can be detected more easily.

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Amaç: Dört yaş ve üzeri ilk defa göz muayenesine gelen çocuklarda kırma kusurları, ambliyopi prevalansının belirlenmesi ve bunlara eşlik eden patolojileri tespit etmek. Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışmaya Şubat - Mayıs 2012 tarihleri arasında Sakarya Yenikent Devlet Hastanesi Göz Polikliniği’ne yaşamında ilk defa göz muayenesine başvuran 76 çocuk hasta alın - dı. Hastaların görme keskinlikleri alındı. Ardından dinamik retinoskopi, yarıklı lamba biyomik - roskobi ve fundus muayenesi yapıldı. Gerekli olan tüm hastalara sikloplejik muayene yapıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 41’i kız 35’i erkek 76 çocuğun, en küçüğü 4, en büyüğü 15 yaşında olup, ortalama yaşları 9,01±2,73 yıldı. Kırma kusuru olan 43 (43/76; %56,5) çocuktan 19 (19/76; %25.0)’unda hipermetropi, 12 (12/76; %15.8)’sinde miyopi ve 12 (12/76; %15.8)’sinde astigmat tespit edildi. Otuz üç (%43,5) çocuğun muayenesinde ise kırma kusuru saptanmadı. Yaş ve emet- ropizasyonları göz önüne alınarak gözlükleri yazıldı. Çocukların 12 (%15.8)’sinde ambliyopi, ambliyop olanlar içerisinden 1 (%1.3)’inde katarakt, 2 (%2.6)’sinde esotropya ve 1 (%1.3)’inde ise ekzotropya tespit edildi. Sonuç: Ülkemizde çocuklar genellikle ilk göz muayenesine iletişim kurdukları ve etrafa daha uyumlu oldukları 4 yaş sonrası getirilmektedirler. Ambliyopi tedavisi için kritik olan bu yaş döneminde ailenin ve çocuğun yakınması farklı olsa bile çocuklara kesinlikle refraksiyon mua- yenesi yapılmalıdır. Böylece önlenebilir körlük nedenlerinden biri olan ambliyopi daha kolaylıkla saptanabilir.

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KAYA, S. Ü., ŞEKER, E. Ü., KILINÇ, S. (2013). Prevalence of refractive errors and amblyopia and their correlation with demographic factors in the children over four years of age who underwent their first ophthalmologic examinations. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3, 181–185. https://ajindex.com/articles/213757

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