Prevalence of Amblyopia in School-Aged Children and Variations by Age, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Multi-Country Refractive Error Study

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作者
Xiao, Ou [1 ]
Morgan, Ian G. [2 ,3 ]
Ellwein, Leon B. [4 ]
He, Mingguang [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Sun Yat Sen Univ, State Key Lab Ophthalmol, Zhongshan Ophthalm Ctr, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Australian Natl Univ, ARC Ctr Excellence Vis Sci, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[3] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Biol, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[4] NEI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[5] Univ Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp, Ctr Eye Res Australia, East Melbourne, Australia
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
SINGAPOREAN CHINESE CHILDREN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN; EYE DISEASES; RISK-FACTORS; POPULATION; STRABISMUS; VISION; TANZANIA; STUDENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.05.034
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
Purpose: To estimate the age-, gender-, and ethnicity-specific prevalence of amblyopia in children aged 5 to 15 years using data from the multi-country Refractive Error Study in Children (RESC). Design: Population-based, cross-sectional study. Participants: Among 46 260 children aged 5 to 15 years who were enumerated from 8 sites in the RESC study, 39 551 had a detailed ocular examination and a reliable visual acuity (VA) measurement in 1 or both eyes. Information on ethnicity was available for 39 321 of these participants. This study focused on findings from the 39 321 children. Methods: The examination included VA measurements, evaluation of ocular alignment and refractive error under cycloplegia, and examination of the external eye, anterior segment, media, and fundus. Main Outcome Measures: The proportion of children aged 5 to 15 years with amblyopia in different ethnic cohorts. Amblyopia was defined as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of <= 20/40 in either eye, with tropia, anisometropia (>= 2 spherical equivalent diopters [ D]), or hyperopia (>=+6 spherical equivalent D), after excluding children with fundus or anterior segment abnormalities. Results: The overall prevalence of amblyopia was 0.74% (95% confidence interval, 0.64-0.83) with significant (P < 0.001) variation across ethnic groups: 1.43% in Hispanic, 0.93% in Chinese, 0.62% in Indian, 0.52% in Malay, 0.35% in Nepali, and 0.28% in African children. Amblyopia was not associated with age or gender. The most common cause of amblyopia was anisometropia. Conclusions: In this study, the prevalence of amblyopia varied with ethnicity and was highest in Hispanic children and lowest in African children. Most cases were unilateral and developed before the age of 5 years. The impact of changes of definitions on prevalence estimates is discussed. (C) 2015 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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