Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012

Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012

Background. The purpose of our study was to assess the distribution and patterns of refractive errors in children for the proper planning of paediatric eye care at the centre. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, fr...

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Main Authors: Rasa Čiumbaraitė, Rasa Liutkevičienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
myopia
hypermetropia
astigmatism
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21327
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spelling doaj-46318f1924fa4e7abd5a7a5c817307312021-02-03T09:22:42ZengVilnius University PressActa Medica Lituanica1392-01382029-41742017-07-0124210.6001/actamedica.v24i2.3488Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012Rasa ČiumbaraitėRasa LiutkevičienėBackground. The purpose of our study was to assess the distribution and patterns of refractive errors in children for the proper planning of paediatric eye care at the centre. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. During this period, a total of 11,406 children, aged 0–18  years, were evaluated at the  outpatient department of paediatric ophthalmology, Kauno klinikos, the  Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. All the children underwent a complete ophthalmic examination with cycloplegic refraction. Results. Myopia increased from 1.5% (95% CI:1.2, 1.8) in the age group of 0–1 to 44.7% (95% CI:43.46, 45.94) in the age group of 14–18 (p https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21327myopiahypermetropiaastigmatism
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Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Acta Medica Lituanica
myopia
hypermetropia
astigmatism
author_facet Rasa Čiumbaraitė
Rasa Liutkevičienė
author_sort Rasa Čiumbaraitė
title Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
title_short Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
title_full Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
title_fullStr Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
title_full_unstemmed Refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the Children’s Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of Kauno klinikos Hospital (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
title_sort refractive errors characteristic of the patients at the children’s ophthalmology outpatient department of kauno klinikos hospital (lithuanian university of health sciences) from 1 january 2012 to 31 december 2012
publisher Vilnius University Press
series Acta Medica Lituanica
issn 1392-0138
2029-4174
publishDate 2017-07-01
description Background. The purpose of our study was to assess the distribution and patterns of refractive errors in children for the proper planning of paediatric eye care at the centre. Material and methods. The study was conducted in the hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. During this period, a total of 11,406 children, aged 0–18  years, were evaluated at the  outpatient department of paediatric ophthalmology, Kauno klinikos, the  Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. All the children underwent a complete ophthalmic examination with cycloplegic refraction. Results. Myopia increased from 1.5% (95% CI:1.2, 1.8) in the age group of 0–1 to 44.7% (95% CI:43.46, 45.94) in the age group of 14–18 (p 
topic myopia
hypermetropia
astigmatism
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21327
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