Abstract:Objetivos: Estudar a importância dos programas de promoção de saúde ocular na avaliação da acuidade visual para detecção precoce de distúrbios oftalmológicos, em programas de promoção da saúde ocular. Métodos: Estudo descritivo de delineamento transversal. Foram avaliados escolares primários, pertencentes a 21 escolas municipais de Pelotas, RS, por meio de questionário com as variáveis: sexo e idade, percepção da própria visão, uso de óculos ou lentes de contato e medida da acuidade visual (AV) pela escala de … Show more
“…Such finding is in disagreement with the results of studies using similar methodology but performed in public schools that had programs of ophthalmologic examination and campaigns for early detection of visual disorders. In the study conducted by Granzoto et al, 15.1% of the students had low visual acuity 7 , and, in…”
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confidence: 86%
“…The children received a previously validated questionnaire to be answered by their parents, that is, the questionnaire was based on the study by Granzotto (2003) and was administered to a pilot sample 7 . Among other data, this questionnaire included the results of the students' VA tests, personal data, academic performance, and the children's perceptions of their own vision.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Early detection of refractive errors allows for their correction or minimization with the purpose of promoting better overall performance of school-age children 6 . It has also been demonstrated that the implementation of programs for the detection of low VA and prevention of ophthalmic problems in developed countries have significantly lower costs than the costs of the treatment of patients with eye disorders 7 . EHowever, in developing countries, socioeconomic and cultural factors prevent or hinder children from having access to ophthalmologic examination before school entry.…”
Objective. To perform early detection of visual impairment in schoolchildren and to investigate its association with academic performance. MethOds. Cross-sectional study using a sample of third-grade students from public elementary schools of the municipality of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Students performed the visual acuity (VA) test using the Snellen chart. We also analyzed school records and administered a previously validated self-administered questionnaire. We considered that there was low VA when the VA value achieved using the chart was lower than or equal to 0.7, while poor academic performance was identified when the average grades of the last school year did not reach 60 points. Results. We analyzed 222 students from five public schools. In terms of visual acuity, 31% of the students had impaired VA in the right eye and 29.8% of the students had impaired VA in the left eye. Our sample had 15.5% of students with fair or poor academic performance. Among the students with normal VA, 89.5% had satisfactory academic performance, while among those with impaired VA, only 75% achieved satisfactory performance (p = 0.015). cOnclusiOn. The present study suggests that there is an association between low VA and poor academic performance in the sample assessed.
“…Such finding is in disagreement with the results of studies using similar methodology but performed in public schools that had programs of ophthalmologic examination and campaigns for early detection of visual disorders. In the study conducted by Granzoto et al, 15.1% of the students had low visual acuity 7 , and, in…”
Section: 2-mentioning
confidence: 86%
“…The children received a previously validated questionnaire to be answered by their parents, that is, the questionnaire was based on the study by Granzotto (2003) and was administered to a pilot sample 7 . Among other data, this questionnaire included the results of the students' VA tests, personal data, academic performance, and the children's perceptions of their own vision.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Early detection of refractive errors allows for their correction or minimization with the purpose of promoting better overall performance of school-age children 6 . It has also been demonstrated that the implementation of programs for the detection of low VA and prevention of ophthalmic problems in developed countries have significantly lower costs than the costs of the treatment of patients with eye disorders 7 . EHowever, in developing countries, socioeconomic and cultural factors prevent or hinder children from having access to ophthalmologic examination before school entry.…”
Objective. To perform early detection of visual impairment in schoolchildren and to investigate its association with academic performance. MethOds. Cross-sectional study using a sample of third-grade students from public elementary schools of the municipality of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Students performed the visual acuity (VA) test using the Snellen chart. We also analyzed school records and administered a previously validated self-administered questionnaire. We considered that there was low VA when the VA value achieved using the chart was lower than or equal to 0.7, while poor academic performance was identified when the average grades of the last school year did not reach 60 points. Results. We analyzed 222 students from five public schools. In terms of visual acuity, 31% of the students had impaired VA in the right eye and 29.8% of the students had impaired VA in the left eye. Our sample had 15.5% of students with fair or poor academic performance. Among the students with normal VA, 89.5% had satisfactory academic performance, while among those with impaired VA, only 75% achieved satisfactory performance (p = 0.015). cOnclusiOn. The present study suggests that there is an association between low VA and poor academic performance in the sample assessed.
“…Ao analisar a produção científica relacionada à saúde ocular, foram identificadas experiências inerentes à prevenção e ao controle de agravos aos olhos no contexto escolar [6][7][8] . No entanto, ainda é grande a lacuna no tocante aos cuidados oculares entre as pessoas que convivem com o HIV/AIDS.…”
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