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Título: | Prevalence of refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records |
Autor(es): | Carneiro, Vera Lúcia Alves González-Méijome, José Manuel |
Palavras-chave: | Hyperopia Myopia Portugal Prevalence Refractive error |
Data: | 2023 |
Editora: | Elsevier España |
Revista: | Journal of Optometry |
Citação: | Carneiro, V. L. A., & González-Méijome, J. M. (2023, May). Prevalence of refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records. Journal of Optometry. Elsevier BV. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.001 |
Resumo(s): | Purpose: Considering the burden of refractive error, clinical-based research methods are often used as epidemiological tools. This study aimed to generate evidence on the prevalence and distribution of refractive error in Portugal. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was designed to review optometric records from Portuguese practices during July 2021. Results: 348 optometric records were analysed. Subjects had a mean age of 44.2 ± 19.2 years (range 6–81) and 58.4% were female. The mean spherical equivalent was myopic, −0.65 ± 2.38 Diopters (D), varying from a minimum of −13.63 to a maximum of 6.25 D. According to sex, the mean spherical equivalent was −0.76 ± 2.29 D for female and −0.49 ± 2.49 D for male, with no significant difference between them (p = .307). The distribution of the spherical equivalent mean across the age groups, linearly varies from a myopic −1.62 ± 1.74 D in the age group of [6 – 29]; −1.58 ± 2.80 D in [30 – 44]; −0.09 ± 2.40 in [45 – 59] to a hyperopic 0.67 ± 1.61 D in the group of [60 – 81]. High myopia had a prevalence of 2.7% in the sample. Myopia was the most prevalent refractive error in the sample representing 41.3%. In the age group [6–29], myopia had a prevalence of 69.3%. Hyperopia had a prevalence in the sample of 29.7%. Conclusions: Myopia represents the most prevalent refractive error within the sample and is the prevalence is higher in the younger age groups, demonstrating a shift towards an increase of myopia in the next years. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/85930 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.001 |
ISSN: | 1888-4296 |
Versão da editora: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000134 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCING VISUAL PERFORMANCE (2018 - ...) |
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