Prevalence of strabismus among students in Natal/RN - Brazil
Arq. bras. oftalmol
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67(5): 791-794, set.-out. 2004. tab, graf
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Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of strabismus in Natal, Brazil, among elementary and high school students of the public and private educational systems, in addition to detecting etiological factors. Methods:1024 students were randomly selected and submitted to a questionnaire and a complete ophthalmologic examination, by professors and resident physicians in Ophthalmology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Results: Of 1024 students, 1015 were examined; 29 were found to have strabismus (2.9 percent), 20 of whom had manifest exotropia (2 percent), 2 had intermittent exotropia (0.2 percent), 6 had esotropia (0.6 percent) and 1 had V anisotropies (0.1 percent). Conclusions: The strabismus prevalence of the student population of Natal falls within the range of the worldwide population. There was ocular lesion in only one student (retinochoroiditis scar on the posterior pole in both eyes) related to strabismus.
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Main subject:
School Health Services
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Students
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Strabismus
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Eye Health
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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