Design and methodology of the Shanghai child and adolescent large-scale eye study (SCALE).
Clin Exp Ophthalmol
; 46(4): 329-338, 2018 05.
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ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE Nearly half of children suffering vision impairment reside in China with myopia accounting for the vast majority. BACKGROUND:
To describe the design and methodology of the Shanghai Child and Adolescent Large-scale Eye Study (SCALE).DESIGN:
The SCALE was a city wide, school-based, prospective survey.PARTICIPANTS:
Children and adolescents aged 4-14 years from kindergarten (middle and senior), primary schools and junior high schools of all 17 districts and counties of the city of Shanghai, China were examined in 2012-2013.METHODS:
Each enrolled child underwent vision assessment (distance visual acuity; uncorrected and with corrective device if worn) and their parent/carer completed a questionnaire designed to elicit risk factors associated with myopia. Additionally, non-cycloplegic autorefraction and ocular axial length was measured in a subset of the larger sample. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Prevalence and the associated factors of vision impairment, myopia and high myopia in Shanghai.RESULTS:
In 2012-2013, a total of 910 245 of the eligible 1 196 763 children and adolescents identified from census (76%, mean age 9.0 ± 2.7 years [4-14 years]) were enrolled with visual acuity screened in the city of Shanghai. Of these, 610 952 children (67% of the entire sample) underwent non-cycloplegic autorefraction and 219 188 (24% of the entire sample) had both non-cycloplegic autorefraction and axial length measurements. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The study results will provide insights on the burden of vision impairment, myopia and high myopia in children and adolescents in a metropolitan area of China, and contribute to the policies and strategies to address and limit the burden.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Instituciones Académicas
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Estudiantes
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Población Urbana
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Trastornos de la Visión
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Agudeza Visual
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Selección Visual
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China