医学
眼科检查
折射误差
民族
斜视
视力
验光服务
人口
眼病
眼科
环境卫生
人类学
社会学
作者
Rohit Varma,J. Deneen,Susan A. Cotter,Sylvia H. Paz,Stanley P. Azen,Kristina Tarczy‐Hornoch,Peng Zhao,The Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Dise Study Group
标识
DOI:10.1080/09286580600719055
摘要
Purpose: To summarize the study design of the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS). Methods: The objectives of the MEPEDS are to: (1) estimate age- and ethnicity-specific prevalence of strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error; (2) evaluate the association of selected risk factors with these ocular disorders; and (3) evaluate the association of ocular conditions on limitations in health-related functional status in a population-based sample of 12,000 children aged 6–72 months from four ethnic groups—African-American, Asian-American, Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanic White. Each eligible child undergoes an eye examination, which includes an interview with his/her parent. The interview includes an assessment of demographic, behavioral, biological, and ocular risk factors and health-related functional status. The examination includes fixation preference testing, visual acuity, stereoacuity, axial length measurement, cycloplegic refraction, keratometry, eye alignment, and anterior and posterior segment examination.
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