Prevalence of strabismus among preschool children in eastern China and comparison at a 5-year interval: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To update data on strabismus and evaluate the changes in prevalence and patterns among preschoolers in eastern China over a period of 5 years.

Design

Nanjing Eye Study, a longitudinal population-based study.

Setting

Recruitment and testing in kindergartens in Yuhuatai District, Nanjing.

Participants

2300 eligible children.

Main outcome measures

Comprehensive ocular examinations were conducted in 1986 children aged 48-<60 months in Nanjing Eye Study (NES, 2016-2017), including visual acuity, ocular alignment, refractive error and ocular structures evaluation. The prevalence rate and pattern of strabismus were calculated and compared with those from the Nanjing Pediatric Vision Project (NPVP, 2011-2012) in children of the same age, of the same ar

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527110 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature