Investigation on Blindness and Low Vision of Students in Guangzhou Blind School
- VernacularTitle:广州市盲校学生盲与低视力状况调查
- Author:
Ruiduan LIAO
;
Rongxu LI
;
Jingwen HUANG
;
Yongchong CHEN
;
Jianhua ZHOU
;
Wei GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
blindness, low vision, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital cataract
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2008;14(8):795-796
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the cause of blindness and low vision of students in Guangzhou Blind School.Methods The 254 students in Guangzhou Blind School were examined with international standard visual acuity chart,including naked visual acuity and corrected visual acuity.The student's inner,outer eyes were also examined in order to find the cause of blindness and low vision.Results In the 254 students,222 suffered from blindness(87.4%),and 32 suffered from low vision(12.6%).The leading cause of blindness was retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)(32.88%).The leading cause of low vision was congenital,heritage oculopathy,especially the congenital cataract(31.25%).Conclusion ROP is the leading cause of blindness of students in Guangzhou Blind School.
