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NR 1-3/2005
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Występowanie
nadwzroczności wśród uczniów w wieku od 6 do 18 lat
Occurence of hyperopia among
students ranging from 6 to 18 years of age
Damian Czepita, Wojciech Gosławski, Artur
Mojsa
Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki z Zakładem Patofizjologii Narządu
Wzroku Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Danuta Karczewicz |
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| Summary: |
Purpose: To
determine the prevalence of hyperopia among students
ranging from 6 to 18 years of age.
Material and methods: 5023 students from
elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools,
aged 6-18 years were examined. Measurements of visual
acuity as well as retinoscopy after cycloplegia have
been carried out. The data was analyzed using chi-square
test, u-test and Student's t-test.
Results: It was found that 21% of the students,
aged from 6 to 18 suffers from hyperopia. It has been
observed that from the sixth to the eighteenth years of
life along with the age decreases the prevalence of
hyperopia. A major decrease in the frequencey of
hyperopia occurrence among students aged between 6 and 9
years old as well as among those aged 16 and older, has
been found. Significant differences between prevalence
of hyperopia among boys and girls was not observed. |
| Słowa kluczowe: |
nadwzroczność,
występowanie. |
| Key words: |
hyperopia, occurence. |
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