Moradabadi Ali Safari, Ghanbarnejad Amin, Bani-Hashemi Ali, Pourshoorijeh Leila Taghi, Tofighi Mehrdad, Zamzam Tahereh, Dadipoor Sakineh
M.Sc. Student of Health Education, Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
MSc in Biostatistics, Research Center for Social determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Electron Physician. 2014 Jul 1;6(3):906-11. doi: 10.14661/2014.906-911. eCollection 2014 Jul-Sep.
Amblyopia is an acquired defect of vision caused by abnormal visual experience that occurs during childhood. Since early diagnosis is important in preventing further irreparable effects, the aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of amblyopia screening in children.
Data from the amblyopia screening program in the Welfare Department of Bandar Abbas during 2011-2012 were used. Suspected cases were referred to specialists in the Optometry clinic for screening purposes. Subsequently, patients who suffered from strabismus, amblyopia, or refractive errors were referred to ophthalmologists. SPSS version16 was used to analyze the data. The significance level was set at P < 0.05.
Of the 16,599 children examined in 2012, 2486 suspected cases of amblyopia were diagnosed and 168 being diagnosed with amblyopia after visit with ophthalmologist. The prevalence rate of amblyopia was 1.01%. In 2011, of 17,733 cases, 2013 children were diagnosed as suspected cases and 171 patients were diagnosed to be amblyopic finally.
The prevalence of amblyopia in this study was 0.96% and 1.01% in years 2011 and 2012 respectively, which was consistent with the results of studies in other countries. By considering the importance of diagnosing the prevalence of amblyopia on time in preschool and in order to prevent children`s low vision or blindness in future, it is essential to increase the quality of the examinations that are conducted by the trainers.
弱视是一种儿童期因异常视觉经验导致的后天性视力缺陷。由于早期诊断对于预防进一步不可挽回的影响很重要，本研究旨在调查儿童弱视筛查的结果。
使用了2011 - 2012年阿巴斯港福利部门弱视筛查项目的数据。疑似病例被转介到验光诊所的专家处进行筛查。随后，患有斜视、弱视或屈光不正的患者被转介给眼科医生。使用SPSS 16版分析数据。显著性水平设定为P < 0.05。
2012年接受检查的16599名儿童中，诊断出2486例疑似弱视病例，在眼科医生就诊后确诊168例弱视。弱视患病率为1.01%。2011年，在17733例病例中，2013名儿童被诊断为疑似病例，最终确诊171例弱视患者。
本研究中2011年和2012年弱视患病率分别为0.96%和1.01%，与其他国家的研究结果一致。鉴于及时诊断学龄前弱视患病率对于预防儿童未来视力低下或失明的重要性，提高培训人员进行检查的质量至关重要。
