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Cross-sectional investigation of visual impairing diseases in Shanghai blind children school / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 3654-3659, 2012.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-256672
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>The control of blindness in children is a high priority within the VISION 2020 initiative. To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children from Shanghai Blind Children School (SBCS) can provide useful information on childhood blindness in Shanghai.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A cross-sectional investigation of students in SBCS was conducted in May 2010. The World Health Organization/Prevention of Blindness (WHO/PBL) eye examination record system for children with low vision and blindness was used. The results were further compared with the findings of two previous investigation studies conducted in 1986 and 2004, respectively in SBCS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 146 children observed, 80 children (54.8%) were blind (best corrected best visual acuity less than 0.05), 27 children (18.5%) had severe visual impairment (best corrected visual acuity less than 0.1 but better than or equal to 0.05), and 34 children (23.3%) had moderate visual impairment (best corrected visual acuity less than 0.3 but better than or equal to 0.1). The major affected anatomic sites in the 107 children with severe visual impairment and blindness (SVI/BL) were retina (47.7%), whole globe (16.8%), optic nerve (13.1%) and lens (9.3%). The leading causes of SVI/BL were retinopathy of prematurity (ROP, 25.2%), followed by retinal dystrophy (15.9%), optic nerve atrophy (9.3%) and microphthalmos (9.3%). The two leading etiologic categories of SVI/BL were perinatal/neonatal (36.4%) and congenital/hereditary groups (29.0%). The leading cause of moderate visual impairment was aphakia after cataract surgery (congenital cataract, 44.1%). Compared with the findings in two previous investigations in SBCS, the proportion of ROP in visual impairing diseases increased, while the proportion of disorders of the lens (cataract and aphakia) significantly decreased.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The leading cause of childhood blindness in SBCS nowadays is ROP. It is projected that without improvement in perinatal medical care that ROP will continue to be a major cause of childhood blindness.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Vision Disorders / Retinopathy of Prematurity / China / Cross-Sectional Studies Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Vision Disorders / Retinopathy of Prematurity / China / Cross-Sectional Studies Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2012 Type: Article