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MOLINA CURBELO, Daynisett et al. Behavior of refractive defects in students of the Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz elementary school. Cienfuegos 2015. Medisur [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.2, pp.202-209. ISSN 1727-897X.

Foundation: Refractive disorders are common in the general population. Clinical evidence suggests that refractive errors are common in children, either as a single disorder or accompanied by amblyopia or strabismus. Objective: To determine the behavior of refractive defects in elementary school students. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted from September 2015 to April 2016, which included all students from first to fourth grade belonging to Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz elementary school in Cienfuegos. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, and school grade, history of diagnosed refractive defects, visual acuity, present refractive defects, and optical prescriptions to correct diagnosed refractive defects. The data were obtained by conducting a thorough questioning of the patients, based on the personal and family pathological antecedents, followed by a complete ophthalmologic examination. Results: the group of age of 5 to 6 years and the masculine sex predominated. 48, 7% presented visual acuity smaller than 1.0; the most frequent refractive error was simple hypermetropic astigmatism (41, 3%). It was indicated the permanent use of glasses to the 46.3% of students. Conclusion: The number of children in elementary level with refractive defects which obstruct their visual acuity is not low, hence the importance of detecting them and establishing the necessary corrections.

Palabras clave : refractive errors; child.

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