Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children

Refractive Errors Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children in The New Valley

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05781997
• Other study ID #: refractive errors
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: May 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: Doaa An Mohamed, M.B.B.CH
• Phone: 01211544543
• Email: doaa2nwr[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aim to determine the prevalence of refractive errors in primary school children aged 6-12 in The New Valley , Egypt .

Description:

The refractive state of the eye changes as the eye's axial length increases and the cornea and lens flattens. In general, eyes are hyperopic at birth, and become slightly more hyperopic until the age of 7, at this point we see a myopic shift toward Plano until the eyes reach their adult dimensions, usually by about the age of 16.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: September 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 2023
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Age: 6 -12-year-old Myopia :- 0.5 D to -10D Hypermetropia: 1 D to 8 D Astigmatism: 0 to 6 D Distance correction: 0.1 logs MAR (20/25 ) or better

Exclusion Criteria:

Retinopathy, Prematurity, history of genetic disease, connective tissue diseases (e.g. Stickler or Marfan syndromes, any ocular diseases, Glaucoma, Cataract, Squint.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Refractive Errors

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• cycloplegic refraction
Cycloplegic autorefraction will be attempted on all children using a table-mounted autorefractor . Cycloplegia will be achieved with three drops of 1% cyclopentolate administered 5 min apart and autorefractive measurements will be performed 30 min after the instillation of the last drop. Auto refraction readings of three consecutive measurements will be obtained and the average will be computed automatically in each eye. Each child will be reexamined until three measurements fell within 0.50 diopters (D) if any two measurements varied by >0.50D.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

References & Publications (3)

Donahue SP. Prescribing spectacles in children: a pediatric ophthalmologist's approach. Optom Vis Sci. 2007 Feb;84(2):110-4. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318031b09b. — View Citation

Friedman DS, Repka MX, Katz J, Giordano L, Ibironke J, Hawes P, Burkom D, Tielsch JM. Prevalence of decreased visual acuity among preschool-aged children in an American urban population: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study, methods, and results. Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct;115(10):1786-95, 1795.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.04.006. Epub 2008 Jun 5. — View Citation

Glascoe FP. Parents' evaluation of developmental status: how well do parents' concerns identify children with behavioral and emotional problems? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2003 Mar;42(2):133-8. doi: 10.1177/000992280304200206. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	prevalence of refractive error in primary school children	determine the prevalence of refractive error in primary school children aged 6-12 in New Valley, Egypt .	baseline
Secondary	Degree of Visual aquity improvement of children.	We need to measure : 1-Degree of improvement of visual aquity among those children .; 2 - Acceptence of the parents and children to wear spectecles among those population .	Baseline

External Links

•   Distribution of refractive error among chinese primary school children in a rural area in Pahang, Malaysia