A proposal for a procedure for the detection of ophthalmic disturbances in school children

Authors

  • Rosely Moralez de Figueiredo Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
  • Eloisa Cristina dos Santos Prefeitura Municipal de Campinas
  • Ivonete Ap. Almas de Jesus Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Carlos
  • Rosa Maria Castilho Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial
  • Edmar Vieira dos Santos Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000300008

Keywords:

Vision tests^i2^sutilizat, Mass screening^i2^sstanda, School healt, Vision disorders^i2^sprevent

Abstract

The proposal for a visual acuity test (A. V.) arose from a survey conducted among School Children of the "Ciclo Básico (C.B.)" i. é., the first two years of Elementary School in S. Carlos, S. Paulo State, Brazil. Nine schools participated in this study. The teachers were properly trained to apply the A. V. and squinting tests according to a standardized procedure. Of 2,025 children tested, 88.1% showed levels of A. V. higher than 0.8, and a squinting prevalence of 2.17%. When the application of the test was over, each school presented its proposals for the systematical application of such tests. These proposals had a common point: the test should be applied by the teachers themselves under the supervision of the co-ordinators of the C. B. The school nurse would be responsible for giving overall assistance to all the activities of the program at all levels.

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Published

1993-06-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (1993)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Figueiredo, R. M. de, Santos, E. C. dos, Almas de Jesus, I. A., Castilho, R. M., & Santos, E. V. dos. (1993). A proposal for a procedure for the detection of ophthalmic disturbances in school children . Revista De Saúde Pública, 27(3), 204-209. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000300008