Salud visual en poblacion menor de 15 anos: programa de atencion primaria en salud, Antioquia, Colombia / Study of visual health applying a methodology of primary health care in Antioquia, Colombia
Iatreia
;
2(3): 201-206, dic. 1989. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-84446
RESUMEN
En desarrollo de una campana de salud visual se revisaron 336.354 ninos entre 5 y 14 anos de edad en el Departamento de Antioquia, durante los periodos escolares comprendidos entre octubre de 1986 y abril de 1988. Se motivo a la comunidad sobre los cuidados de la vision y sobre la importancia de identiificar a temprana edad y atender en forma oportuna los problemas oftalmologicos. Con el fin de lograr una cobertura total de la poblacion objeto se capacitaron 583 funcionarios del Gobierno Departamental y voluntarios de la comunidad, quienes a su vez se conviertieron en multplicadores de esa capacitacion en sus lugares de trabajo. Ademas se solucioaron los problemas de refraccion dotando de anteojos a los ninos que los necesitaran
ABSTRACT
A prevalence survey of ocular diseases in the school population aged 5 to 14 years, in Antioquia, Colombia, was carried out. Methodologies of Primary Health Care were employed; the target population was first examined by previously trained school teachers. Suspicious cases were referred to optometrists and, If necessary, to ophthalmologists. A total of 336.354 children were studied; in the primary screening 52.153 were found to have refraction problems; of them 12.233 were confirmed by optometrists and 7.556 required and received eye-glasses for correction
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Main subject:
Refraction, Ocular
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Eye Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Iatreia
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Antioquia/CO
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