1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou 510060, China 2Department of Ophthalmology, Kashgar Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University, The First People's Hospital of Kashgar Prefecture, Kashgar 844000, China
Abstract:Objective: The visual acuity (VA) and refractive status of primary school students in Zhuhai and Kashgar were compared and analyzed, so as to provide a reference for the prevention and control of juvenile myopia in different regions of China. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study of primary school students of 10 schools in Zhuhai and 6 schools in Kashgar from 2018 to 2019. VA, noncycloplegic autorefraction, and spherical equivalent (SE) were obtained via visual screening. Independent sample t-test,Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation analysis, and 1:1 propensity score match (PSM) were used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 12 001 students were recruited in Zhuhai, including 6 528 boys (54.4%), 5 473 girls (45.6%), with an average age of 8.7±1.6 years. And 5 584 students were obtained in Kashgar, including 2 796 boys (50.1%), 2 788 girls (49.3%), with an average age of 8.3 ± 0.9 years. There were statistical differences in sex (χ2=28.60, P<0.001) and age (t=-19.27, P<0.001) between zhuhai and Kashgar. PSM was used to eliminate influences of sex and age. After PSM, 5 478 students in both groups entered the following statistical analysis. The average value of SE in the right eye was -0.25 (-0.88, +0.13) D in Zhuhai and -0.11 (-0.30, +0.11) D in Kashgar (Z=-9.32, P<0.001). The absolute value of SE increased year by year in the two groups, but the increase rate in Zhuhai was bigger than that in Kashgar after 8-year-old. In Zhuhai, the proportion of poor vision was 17.7%, of which pre-myopia was 18.3% and screening myopia was 76.3%. Comparatively, it was 15.2%, 42.9%, and 51.1% respectively in Kashgar. A total of 15 students in Zhuhai encountered high myopia. Conclusion: The incidence rate of screening myopia in Zhuhai is higher than that in Kashgar. The differences in climate, economy, population and education may be the main reasons.
关洁莹1,姜爱新2,朱颖婷1, 等. 广东省珠海市与新疆省喀什市小学生视力和屈光状态的比较[J]. 中华眼视光学与视觉科学杂志, 2022, 24(9): 667-674.
Jieying Guan1,Aixin Jiang2,Yingting Zhu1,et al. Comparation of Visual Acuity and Refractive Status of Primary School Students in Zhuhai and Kashgar. Chinese Journal of Optometry Ophthalmology and Visual science, 2022, 24(9): 667-674. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115909-20220409-00137