Causes of blindness and restoration of sight for the students in the School for the Blind, Khon Kaen.
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-39604
ABSTRACT
One hundred and twenty-seven students from the School for the Blind, Khon Kaen, were seen between August 1984 and December 1987. There were 92 males (72.4%) and 35 females (27.6%). The age ranged from 3 to 19 years with the predominant age group being 6-15 years. The majority of the students (95.3%) resided in the Northeast. Only 26 students (20.5%) had positive family histories. Blindness caused by lesions affecting the whole eye was the leading cause of blindness (36.2%). About half of the cases of blindness were preventable and treatable. Most of them (58.3%) were second grade blind. Of all the students seen, 26 students (20.5%) were subjected to treatment for restoration of sight. Only 19 students had complete follow-up post-operative vision. The average visual improvement after treatment was forty-two per cent. The category of blindness was changed to the better side. Blindness was decreased. Visual impairment increased 36.8 per cent after treatment.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Estudantes
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Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Cegueira
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Educação em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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