Triagem visual e assistencia oftalmologica em pre-escolares da cidade de Limeira (SP), 1995

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1997

RESUMO

This study had the purpose of detecting ophthalmologic disorders in preschool children in Limeira (SP) in 1995; to check for the validity of visual acuity testing as performed by preschool teachers and to analyze ophthalmologic assistance to the preschool children that were examined. Populations of 450 teachers and 8360 preschool children regularly enrolled in municipal and private schools were studied in Limeira in 1995. After training, teachers screened 6924 (82.82%) students and referred 1363 (19.69%) for ophthalmological evaluation. A sample of 450 students that had negative findings in the eye exam as tested by a teacher and by an ophthalmologist was obtained. The matching of tests performed by the ophthalmologist and the teacher was 50.61% and 92.8~0/0, respectively, for positive and negative cases. 573 (42.040/0) students came for the tests

ASSUNTO(S)

acuidade visual oftalmologia pediatrica

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