Distance refractive error among Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia

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dc.contributor.authorDurkin, S.
dc.contributor.authorTan, E.
dc.contributor.authorCasson, R.
dc.contributor.authorSelva-Nayagam, D.
dc.contributor.authorNewland, H.
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionThe definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To determine the prevalence of distance refractive error among Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia. Methods: A clinic-based cross-sectional study was conducted that involved opportunistic sampling of Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia. There were 189 individuals who were invited to participate in the study all of whom underwent ophthalmic examination. This examination included measurement of pinhole-corrected visual acuity and non-cycloplegic autorefraction. Results: Automated refractive error examinations were performed on 148 people within this sample. The mean age was 44.8 ± 14.5 years and women comprised 57.7% of the sample. The overall mean refractive error was −0.01 ± 1.8 D (SD). The prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent (SE) < −0.5 D), high myopia (SE less than or equal to −6.0 D), hypermetropia (SE > 0.5 D), astigmatism (cylinder at least −0.5 D) and anisometropia (difference in SE of >0.5 D) was 31.1%, 0.7%, 33.1%, 55.8% and 45.9%, respectively. Further analyses revealed significant age-related trends with both myopia and hypermetropia. There were no gender associations with any form of refractive error. Of those people with clinically significant refractive error, 51/148 (34%), only four people owned distance spectacles. Conclusions: There continues to be a level of uncorrected distance refractive error within these patients. This represents a need to screen for refractive error among Aboriginal people in remote locations and to provide them with appropriate spectacle correction.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityShane R Durkin, Edwin WH Tan, Robert J Casson, Dinesh Selva and Henry S Newland
dc.identifier.citationClinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2007; 35(7):621-626
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01555.x
dc.identifier.issn1442-6404
dc.identifier.issn1442-9071
dc.identifier.orcidCasson, R. [0000-0003-2822-4076]
dc.identifier.orcidSelva-Nayagam, D. [0000-0002-2169-5417]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/44847
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01555.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectRefractive Errors
dc.subjectAnisometropia
dc.subjectAstigmatism
dc.subjectHyperopia
dc.subjectMyopia
dc.subjectSeverity of Illness Index
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectEyeglasses
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectRural Population
dc.subjectAmbulatory Care Facilities
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleDistance refractive error among Aboriginal people attending eye clinics in remote South Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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