Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden.

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Research Abstract Details 

Research Abstract Table of Contents

Jump to the:

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Abstract Text:

PURPOSE: 1045 children between 12 and 13 years old were examined in a field study in the Göteborg area (Sweden). The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of refractive errors, with special attention to myopia, since there are no previous reports in Sweden about this age group. METHODS: The examination included visual acuity testing and refraction under cycloplegia. RESULTS: We found a prevalence of myopia (> or = -0.5D) of 49.7% and a prevalence of bilateral myopia of 39%. In the whole population, 23.3% were considered to need glasses (> or = -0.75D). We also found a prevalence of high myopia (> or = -5D) in 2.5% of the children. DISCUSSION: No statistically significant difference in myopia with respect to gender was found. The proportion of children needing glasses is considered the best indicator of the prevalence of myopia in this sample. The results confirm that this tendency towards myopisation in a teenage population in Göteborg is similar to the prevalence found in other parts of the world.

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Publishing Authors By Initials

For similar visual acuity research abstracts see: visual acuity research

PUBMED ID PMID:

MEDLINE DATE:

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica

VOLUME: 78

Page Numbers: 177-81

Journal Abbreviation: Acta Ophthalmol Scand

ISSN: 1395-3907

DAY: 17

MONTH: Apr

YEAR: 2000

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Information

Number of References:

LANGUAGE: eng

NlmUniqueID: 9507578

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Keywords Mesh Terms:

KEYWORDS: Visual Acuity

MESH TERMS: epidemiology

Chemical & Substance for Abstract: Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden. Information

Substance Name:

Registry Number:

Grant and Affiliation Information for Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden.

AFFILIATION: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital. U.A.N.L., Monterrey, México.

Country: DENMARK

AGENCY:

GRANT:

ACRONYM:

MEDLINETA: Acta Ophthalmol Scand

REFSOURCE:

DATABASENAME:

ACCESSION NUMBER:

Number Hits: 0

Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden Related Publications

• 85Sr-scintimetry in femoral neck fracture.
• Axonal transport of neurohypophyseal proteins in rats at some experimental conditions.
• Axoplasmic transport of acetylcholinesterase and choline acetyltransferase in the vagus and hypoglossal nerve of the rabbit.
• Changes in astigmatism between the ages of 1 and 4 years: a longitudinal study.
• Changes in visual acuity from 4 to 12 years of age in children operated for bilateral congenital cataracts.
• Confocal fundus imaging with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope in eyes with cataract.
• Contraction and relaxation of the retractor penis muscle and the penile artery of the bull.
• Contrast sensitivity and acuity relationship in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia.
• Course of exfoliation and simplex glaucoma after primary trabeculectomy.
• Do we have optimal screening limits in Sweden for vision testing at the age of 4 years?
• Glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery: an 18-year longitudinal follow-up.
• High frequency positive pressure ventilation (HFPPV) in the treatment of acute respiratory failure.
• Inheritance of strabismus and the gain of using heredity to determine populations at risk of developing strabismus.
• Longitudinal changes in visual acuity and visual ability in a cohort followed from the age of 70 to 88 years.
• Longterm refractive and visual outcomes in subjects with high hyperopia.
• Morphological changes in glial cells during nerve regeneration.
• Myopisation: the refractive tendency in teenagers. Prevalence of myopia among young teenagers in Sweden.
• Natural history of infantile anisometropia.
• Pharmacological properties of dehydroascorbic acid and ascorbic acid. Effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems in experimental animals.
• Rapid axoplasmic transport of labelled proteins in the vagus and hypoglossal nerves of the rabbit.
• Refraction changes in children developing convergent or divergent strabismus.
• Resolution visual fields in children surgically treated for bilateral congenital cataract.
• Studies on glial cells in the hypoglossal nucleus of the rabbit during nerve regeneration.
• Transport of herpes simplex virus in peripheral nerves.
• Transport of neurotubular protein and the effect of colchicine on axonal transport.
• Visual acuity, residual amblyopia and ocular pathology in a screened population of 12-13-year-old children in Sweden.
• [In Process Citation]
• [In Process Citation]
• [In Process Citation]
• [The medical illustration as the expression of illusion and imagination--the liver as an exampel from history]