Eye clinic attendance at the olympic and paralympic games Rio 2016 and its correlation to the WHO indicators on eye health

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作者
Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo [1 ]
Bastawrous, Andrew [2 ]
Ferraz, Nivea Nunes [1 ]
Hennig, Benjamin [3 ]
Lima, Vagner Loduca [4 ,5 ]
Viana, Rodrigo Galvao [5 ]
Campos, Mauro [1 ,5 ]
Furtado, Joao Marcello [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Ophthalmol & Visual Sci, Paulista Med Sch, BR-04023900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[2] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Int Ctr Eye Hlth, London, England
[3] Univ Iceland, Fac Life & Environm Sci, Reykjavik, Iceland
[4] Fac Med ABC, Ophthalmol, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
[5] Inst Verter, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Otorhinolaryngol & Head & Neck Surg, Ophthalmol, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
关键词
athlete; eye; IOC; public health; olympics; PROSPECTIVE COHORT; ILLNESS; CARE;
D O I
10.1136/bjsports-2020-102706
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
学科分类号
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Objectives To evaluate athletes' frequency of attendance at the eye clinic during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 and to correlate it to WHO core indicators on progress in ophthalmology care in a country. Methods Frequencies of athletes' attendance at the eye clinic were calculated for each country. Countries were classified according to the World Bank income levels in high, upper-middle, low-middle or low-income country. Data on ophthalmology care for each country were derived from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness atlas. Data were analysed in view of WHO indicators for each country: visual impairment prevalence considering presenting visual acuity <6/18 to >= 3/60 in the better vision eye; number of ophthalmologists per million people and the cataract surgical rate per year, per million population. Results The athletes' overall frequency of attendance in the eye clinic was 6.47%. Frequencies of attendance for high, upper-middle, low-middle or low-income country were 1.97%, 9.66%, 16.54% and 22.43%, respectively. A positive correlation was observed between the athletes' attendance frequency of a country and its visual impairment prevalence (r=0.2290, p=0.0017). A negative correlation was observed between the athletes' attendance frequency of a country and its eye health workforce (r=-0.2152, p=0.0026). Conclusion Countries with highest athletes' frequencies of attendance were those that face barriers to eye care provision. These results reinforce the importance of the eye clinic service during the Olympic and Paralympic Games proving access to specialised care to athletes and members of delegation.
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