Abstract

ESTEVEZ MIRANDA, Yaimir et al. Refractive defects found in “Pedro D. Murillo” school students. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2011, vol.24, n.2, pp.331-344. ISSN 0864-2176.

Objectives: To characterize the refractive defects in children of school age in “Pedro Murillo” school in educational center Ciudad Libertad. Methods: A descriptive study and cross-sectional study was carried out to knowing the refractive disorders in elementary school children in “Pedro Murillo” school Marianao municipality, La Havana, in the from September 2010 to February, 2011. The universe was formed by 422 students. A complete ophthalmologic exam was performed on 844 eyes. They were distributed according to the refractive defect and their degree of severity, age, gender and the frequency of the amblyopia. Results: The astigmatism was the most frequent ametropia for 63.4 %, the compound myopic astigmatism prevailed. Of the studied ametropias their mild form prevailed for 83 %. The frequency of amblyopia was 3.7 % in students. Conclusions: The observed refractive defects were within the expected figures with respect to the international reports on this topic.

Keywords : Refractive defects; scholars; amblyopia.

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