Visual impairment in children and adolescents in Norway. / Nedsatt syn hos barn og unge i Norge.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 136(11): 996-1000, 2016 Jun.
Article
em En, Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27325032
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Due to failures in reporting and poor data security, the Norwegian Registry of Blindness was closed down in 1995. Since that time, no registration of visual impairment has taken place in Norway. All the other Nordic countries have registries for children and adolescents with visual impairment. The purpose of this study was to survey visual impairments and their causes in children and adolescents, and to assess the need for an ophthalmic registry.MATERIAL AND METHOD Data were collected via the county teaching centres for the visually impaired in the period from 2005 - 2010 on children and adolescents aged less than 20 years with impaired vision (n = 628). This was conducted as a point prevalence study as of 1 January 2004. Visual function, ophthalmological diagnosis, systemic diagnosis and additional functional impairments were recorded.RESULTS Approximately two-thirds of children and adolescents with visual impairment had reduced vision, while one-third were blind. The three largest diagnostic groups were neuro-ophthalmic diseases (37 %), retinal diseases (19 %) and conditions affecting the eyeball in general (14 %). The prevalence of additional functional impairments was high, at 53 %, most often in the form of motor problems or cognitive impairments.INTERPRETATION The results of the study correspond well with similar investigations in the other Nordic countries. Our study shows that the registries associated with teaching for the visually impaired are inadequate in terms of medical data, and this underlines the need for an ophthalmic registry of children and adolescents with visual impairment.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Visão
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
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Nor
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article