PREVALENCE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

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MOHAMMADZADEH ASHRAF; DERAKHSHAN A.; AHMADSHAH F.; AMIRI RANA; ESMAEILI H.A.

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics Year:2009 | Volume:19 | Issue:3 Page(s): 271-276

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PREVALENCE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

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VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

REFRACTION ERRORS

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Objective: Studies demonstrated that 5-10% of preschool children have VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. By age seven, up to 13% of children will have some defect in visual acuity. Both prematurity and LOW BIRTH WEIGHT have been associated with an increased incidence of ophthalmic disorders. In this study we determined prevalence of VISUAL IMPAIRMENT in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT and normal birth weight SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN in Mashhad.Methods: This is a cross sectional study. The target population consisted of all children referred I to educational organizations for screening before entering school in Mashhad, Iran. 2400 children enrolled in the study and were evaluated for amblyopic, refractive errors, color vision disturbance and optic nerve problems. Data were analyzed by SPSS.Findings: Prevalence of ophthalmic problems in all children was 5.43% and in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT and normal birth weight 8.29% and 5.74% respectively. Incidence of ophthalmic problems was significantly (P=0.029) higher in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT children than in normal birth weight children. The most common ophthalmic disease in both LOW BIRTH WEIGHT and normal birth weight children was refractive errors 81.5% vs. 68.8 % (P<0.05). Prevalence of myopia, amblyopia and color vision disturbance was also higher in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT than in normal birth weight children.Conclusion: LOW BIRTH WEIGHT children are at greater risk of the VISUAL IMPAIRMENT that may occur at an early age and result in long term morbidity. Visual outcome of LOW BIRTH WEIGHT neonates should be evaluated routinely.

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MOHAMMADZADEH, ASHRAF, DERAKHSHAN, A., AHMADSHAH, F., AMIRI, RANA, & ESMAEILI, H.A.. (2009). PREVALENCE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 19(3), 271-276. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/549763/en

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MOHAMMADZADEH ASHRAF, DERAKHSHAN A., AHMADSHAH F., AMIRI RANA, ESMAEILI H.A.. PREVALENCE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS[Internet]. 2009;19(3):271-276. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/549763/en

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ASHRAF MOHAMMADZADEH, A. DERAKHSHAN, F. AHMADSHAH, RANA AMIRI, and H.A. ESMAEILI, “PREVALENCE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 271–276, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/549763/en

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