TY - JOUR
T1 - Baseline vision results from the Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study
AU - Collins, Megan E.
AU - Guo, Xinxing
AU - Mudie, Lucy I.
AU - Slavin, Robert E.
AU - Madden, Nancy
AU - Chang, Dolly
AU - Owoeye, Josephine
AU - Repka, Michael X.
AU - Friedman, David S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article. Robert M. & Diane V.S. Levy Family Foundation. The funder played no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Canadian Ophthalmological Society
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Objective: We describe the Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study, report baseline ocular findings, and explore the feasibility of eye examinations in the school setting. Design: Prospective, school-based cohort study. Participants: Students in second and third grades. Methods: Baseline eye examinations, including near and distance presenting visual acuity (VA), stereopsis, ocular alignment, dilated retinal examination, and cycloplegic refraction, were performed in 12 Baltimore public schools during the 2014–15 school year. Main outcome measures: Presenting VA, prevalence of refractive error, and other ocular findings. Results: Among the 1054 eligible students, 321 participated. There were 271 (84.4%) African American and 186 (57.9%) female students; mean age was 7.9 ± 0.8 years. Cycloplegia was achieved in 308. The mean presenting distance and near VA was 0.1 ± 0.2 logMAR (range −0.1 to 1.5) and 0.1 ± 0.2 logMAR (range 0.0–1.6) in the better-seeing eye, respectively. The most common ocular findings were +1.00 diopter (D) or greater hyperopia (34.7%), −0.50 D or greater myopia (29.5%), 1.00 D or greater astigmatism (23.4%), and convergence insufficiency (7.2%). Thirty-seven (11.5%) children needed referral to an eye care provider; 10% of students required glasses full-time. Conclusions: Whereas the majority of second and third grade students in this study have good VA and minimal refractive error, 1 in 9 have an ocular finding necessitating further evaluation. It was feasible to conduct cycloplegic eye examinations in the school setting.
AB - Objective: We describe the Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study, report baseline ocular findings, and explore the feasibility of eye examinations in the school setting. Design: Prospective, school-based cohort study. Participants: Students in second and third grades. Methods: Baseline eye examinations, including near and distance presenting visual acuity (VA), stereopsis, ocular alignment, dilated retinal examination, and cycloplegic refraction, were performed in 12 Baltimore public schools during the 2014–15 school year. Main outcome measures: Presenting VA, prevalence of refractive error, and other ocular findings. Results: Among the 1054 eligible students, 321 participated. There were 271 (84.4%) African American and 186 (57.9%) female students; mean age was 7.9 ± 0.8 years. Cycloplegia was achieved in 308. The mean presenting distance and near VA was 0.1 ± 0.2 logMAR (range −0.1 to 1.5) and 0.1 ± 0.2 logMAR (range 0.0–1.6) in the better-seeing eye, respectively. The most common ocular findings were +1.00 diopter (D) or greater hyperopia (34.7%), −0.50 D or greater myopia (29.5%), 1.00 D or greater astigmatism (23.4%), and convergence insufficiency (7.2%). Thirty-seven (11.5%) children needed referral to an eye care provider; 10% of students required glasses full-time. Conclusions: Whereas the majority of second and third grade students in this study have good VA and minimal refractive error, 1 in 9 have an ocular finding necessitating further evaluation. It was feasible to conduct cycloplegic eye examinations in the school setting.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.02.014
DO - 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.02.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 33745870
AN - SCOPUS:85106259689
SN - 0008-4182
VL - 57
SP - 29
EP - 35
JO - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 1
ER -