Title: Analysis of Refraction Status among 6~14-year-old Students with Normal and Poor Vision
Abstract: Objective: To understand the refraction change among children in different age gioups and to study the relationship between visual acuity and refraction. Methods: Visual acuity and diopter were examined in 742 children aged 6~ 14 years. Results:Among children with the normal vision, 3. 04% were considered to suffer from myopia by refratometry. hyperopes were common among primary school children at lower grades. however, myopes were common among primaly school children at higher grades and junior school students. The 50th percentile of diopter decreased with age. Couclusions: Refration examination shauld be done among children with poor vision and hypopsia proneness to discover and treat myopia earier.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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