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dc.title | Prevalence of refractive errors in teenage high school students in Singapore | |
dc.contributor.author | Quek, T.P.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chua, C.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chong, C.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chong, J.H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hey, H.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lim, Y.F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Saw, S.-M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-01T06:56:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-01T06:56:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Quek, T.P.L., Chua, C.G., Chong, C.S., Chong, J.H., Hey, H.W., Lee, J., Lim, Y.F., Saw, S.-M. (2004-01). Prevalence of refractive errors in teenage high school students in Singapore. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 24 (1) : 47-55. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00166.x | |
dc.identifier.issn | 02755408 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/113604 | |
dc.description.abstract | We aimed to study the prevalence of refractive conditions in Singapore teenagers. Grade 9 and 10 students (n = 946) aged 15-19 years from two secondary schools in Singapore were recruited. The refractive errors of the students' eyes were measured using non-cycloplegic autorefraction. Sociodemographic data and information on risk factors for myopia (such as reading and writing) were also obtained using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The prevalence of refractive conditions was found to be: myopia [spherical equivalent (SE) at least -0.50 D] - 73.9%, hyperopia (SE at least +0.50 D) - 1.5%, astigmatism (cylinder at least -0.50 D) - 58.7% and anisometropia (SE difference at least 1.00 D) - 11.2%. After adjusting for age and gender, currently doing more than 20.5 h of reading and writing a week was found to be positively associated with myopia [odds ratio 1.12 (95% CI 1.04-1.20, p = 0.003)], as was reading and writing at a close distance and a better educational stream. The prevalence of myopia (73.9%) in Singapore teenagers is high. Current reading and writing habits, reading at close distances and a better educational stream are possible risk factors for myopia. © 2004 The College of Optometrists. | |
dc.description.uri | http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00166.x | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject | Myopia | |
dc.subject | Refractive condition | |
dc.subject | Singapore | |
dc.subject | Survey | |
dc.subject | Teenagers | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | COMMUNITY,OCCUPATIONAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00166.x | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics | |
dc.description.volume | 24 | |
dc.description.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.page | 47-55 | |
dc.description.coden | OPOPD | |
dc.identifier.isiut | 000188698900007 | |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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