Abstract
School children in Hong Kong who fail an Education Department vision screening at the age of five or six are referred to eyecare agencies for a full eye examination. Three hundred and ninety‐one consecutive cases seen at the Hong Kong Polytechnic were analysed to obtain a breakdown of the type of refractive errors causing reduced vision among children starting primary school. There was a tendency towards myopia and with‐the‐rule astigmatism. Exotropia was more commonly encountered than was esotropia. Strabismus and amblyopia were predominantly associated with anisometropia and astigmatism. Key words: vision screening, retractive error, primary school children, Chinese, strabismus. Hong Kong
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 58-63 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Optometry |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry