Preschool Vision Screening for 3 to 6-Year Old Children in Korea.
- Author:
Min Sup KIM
1
;
Bon Sool KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Sung-Ae General Hospital, Korea. eyecare11@korea.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Amblyopia;
Preschool Eye Exam;
Refractive error;
Strabismus
- MeSH:
Amblyopia;
Anisometropia;
Astigmatism;
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Diagnosis;
Eye Diseases;
Humans;
Korea*;
Mass Screening;
Parents;
Refractive Errors;
Strabismus;
Vision Screening*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2003;44(4):971-981
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To inform the necessity of mass screening, we performed a mass screening for the detection of ocular disorders of preschool children. METHODS: Ocular examination was performed on 60, 827 children in Korea (3-6 years of age) during the period from March to October, 2000. The total of 3, 254 children were shown to have either visual acuity of less than 0.5 or anisometropia of over 2 lines. Detailed eye examination was conducted on those 3, 254 children. RESULTS: The numbers of first mass screening were 60, 826. Diagnosis consisted of refractive errors in 2, 216, amblyopia in 664, and strabismus in 235. Among the types of refractive errors, myopic astigmatism was the most common type (34.0%). Astigmatism was combined with all other types in 1, 659 children. Refractive error was the most common cause of amblyopia (88.0%) CONCLUSIONS: To prevent and treat amblyopia or strabismus, early detection and adequate care at preschool age seemed to be very effective. Participation rate for this mass-screening of eye disease during preschool age will be more increased by efforts of constiutional support and parental cooperation.
