Prevalence and association of uncorrected refractive error among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is one of the main causes of visual impairments. URE may reduce interaction and learning in the classroom, leading to social isolation, irreversible amblyopia, lack of external knowledge, and restrictions on education and employment opportunities. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and related factors of URE in adolescents using epidemiological surveys and questionnaire surveys related to lifestyle habits.

Methods

A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted in Nantong, China, including adolescents 12-19 years of age from 16 schools. URE was defined as presenting visual acuity worse than 6/12 and improving to ≥ 1 lines after correction in either eye. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495142 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature