Prevalence of biomicroscopic findings in the anterior segment and ocular adnexa among schoolchildren in Natal/Brazil

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia²  Francisco Irochima Pinheiro¹  Daniel Alves Montenegro¹  Alexandre Henrique Bezerra Gomes²  Fernando Oréfice¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteNatal RN ,Brazil

关键词: Anterior eye segment;    Eye diseases;    School health;    Vision tests;    Diagnostic techniques;    ophthalmological;    Cross-sectional studies;    Segmento anterior do olho;    Oftalmopatias;    Saúde escolar;    Testes visuais;    Técnicas de diagnóstico oftalmológico;    Estudos transversais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492005000200003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of ocular findings of the external structures and anterior segment of the eye, detected by biomicroscopic examination in schoolchildren in Natal (RN) - Brazil. METHODS: After previous random selection, 1,024 pupils from elementary and secondary public and private schools in the city of Natal were evaluated from March to June 2001. All were submitted to preestablished standard research norms, consisting of identification, demographic information, ophthalmologic biomicroscopic examination, with slit lamp, performed by ophthalmologists from the "Onofre Lopes" University Hospital. RESULTS: Alterations of the conjunctival and palpebral conditions were the most prevalent (10.4% and 6.2% respectively). Follicles (4.2%) and papillae (3.0%) were the frequent conjunctival lesions, while blepharitis (3.5%) and meibomitis (1.1%) were the most detected abnormalities in the eyelids. Upon examining the cornea, iris, lens and anterior vitreous, the most encountered findings were nubecula (0.5%), papillary membrane reliquiae (0.5%), posterior capsula opacity (0.8%) and hyaloid arteria reliquiae (2.0%). CONCLUSION: The most prevalent findings affecting the external structures of the eye such as eyelids and conjunctiva, consisted of blepharitis followed by follicular reaction of the conjunctiva. The most prevalent abnormalities in the cornea, iris, lens and anterior vitreous were nubecula, papillary membrane reliquiae, posterior capsular opacity and hyaloid arteria reliquiae, in that order.

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