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PATTERN OF REFRACTIVE ERROR AMONG PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDING VIETNAM NATIONAL EYE HOSPITAL
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Purpose. To evaluate the pattern of refractive errors among pre-school children attending to Eye Hospital. Research methods: descriptive study, the study was conducted in 117 six years old children (228 eyes) were diagnosed refractive error entering to Eye Hospital. Results. The commonest types of refractive error was Astigmatism (74,1%) followed by Hyperopia (19,3%) and Myopia (6,6%). The prevalence of high refractive error among children attending to Center Eye Hospital is different from research in community. Amblyopia was present in 42,1% children having refractive error. There was no statistically signicant association of type of refractive error with sex (p>0,05). Conclusion: The prevalence refractive error among children attending to Eye Hospital astigmatism was the most common, followed by hyperopia and myopia.
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refractive error, children
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