Prevalence of refractive errors amongst adults, located at the north suburbs of Athens-Greece

dc.contributor.author	Πατέρας, Ευάγγελος (1966-)	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T20:16:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T20:16:43Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1333
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.subject	Eye--Refractive errors
dc.subject	Myopia
dc.subject	Eye--Accommodation and refraction
dc.subject	prevalence
dc.subject	Μυωπία
dc.subject	Υπερμετρωπία
dc.subject	Εμμετρωπία
dc.subject	Hypermetropia
dc.title	Prevalence of refractive errors amongst adults, located at the north suburbs of Athens-Greece	en
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heal.classification	Optometry
heal.classification	Οπτική
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heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Pateras, E.. (2012). Prevalence of refractive errors amongst adults, located at the north suburbs of Athens-Greece. "Health Science Journal". 6 (1), 102-14.	en
heal.abstract	Aim : To estimate and determine the prevalence of refractive errors in persons 40 years and older at the north suburbs of Athens-Greece. Method and material: The sample studied consisted of 1500 residents aged 40–77 living in the north suburbs of Athens-Greece. Refractive error was measured in a population-based sample composed of adults age 40 or older residing at the north suburbs of Athens. The participants were measured with an auto-refractometer (NIKON Speedy-1) and then the final prescription was tested with subjective refraction using a Snellen test chart in order to achieve 6/6 visual acuity. Aphakic eyes or eyes undergone cataract surgery, were excluded from analysis. Also eyes found to be < ± 0.50 Ds or having mixed astigmatism ± 0.25 Dc were considered to be emmetropic having 6/6 or 6/6 (-) visual acuity. Results: Prevalence rates were determined for myopia 42.67%, hypermetropia 14.40%, and emmetropia 42.33%. Myopia was categorized as low myopia (-0.50 D to -3.00 D) with 28.60% prevalence, as moderate myopia (-3.00 D to -6.00 D) with 13.47% prevalence and high myopia (>-6.00 D) with 1.20% prevalence. Hypermetropia categorized as low hypermetropia (+0.50 D to +2.00 D) with 9.60% prevalence, as moderate hypermetropia (+2.00 D to +4.00 D) with 3.27% prevalence and high hypermetropia (> +4.00 D) with 1.53%. Conclusions: Refractive errors affect approximately 57% of the population (40 years or older) at the north suburbs of Athens. Also the mean refractive error (Spherical Equivalent) is for the right eye – 0.6907 D (95% CI, - 0.7888 to – 0.5926 D) and for the left eye - 0.7458 D (95% CI, - 0.8464 to - 0.6453 D), respectively.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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heal.dateCreated	2012-01