Frecuencia y características sociodemográficas de ametropías en niños de 7 a 12 años de edad, OFTALMOLASER, Cuenca, 2016

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine frequency and sociodemographic characteristics of ametropias in children 7 to 12 years of age who attended the ophthalmological clinic Oftalmolaser in 2016. A descriptive study was carried out based on the review and analysis of the record of clinic record. The following results were obtained: among the sociodemographic characteristics of the 141 patients in this study, the highest percentage were those aged 7 years 28%, followed by children 12 years of age 17.7% and the lowest frequency was group of 10 years of age 11.8%, the predominant gender in the study group is the female with 51.8% against the male 48.2%, there is a higher frequency of patients with a family history of ophthalmological importance with 68.1%. In relation to the residence in urban zone there are majority with 58.2% and rural 41.8%. The frequency of emmetrope was 41.84%, and 58.1% presented ametropias and of these the most important is astigmatism 53.19% followed by myopia and hyperopia with 4.3% and 0.71% respectively. As for the clinical manifestations, eye irritation was the most common with 31.7%, blurred vision was 30.5% and astenopia was 24.4%