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1. Amblyopia screening for first and second-grade children in Jordan

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Khalil M. Al-Salem, Mohammad S. Saleem, Ismat Ereifej, Hamzeh M. Alrawashdeh, Rayed Falah Hussein Obeidat, Asma Ali Abdlmohdi, Raeda Zaki Al-Momani, Layal Mohammed Hammad, Omar Ahmad al-Habahbeh, Yaqeen M. Assassfeh, Laith Ramzi Najib Al-Qsous, Ashraf Hatim Adeeb Nasraween, Tariq A. AlMaaitah, Deya'-Aldin Muneer Hasan Aqeel, Ibtehal Eyadeh Awad Alabdulrazzg, Abdullah Mahmoud Mohammad Murad, Amany Jehad Faleh AL-Zurqan, Enas Jamal Mohammad Jaradat, Slsabela Emad Suliman Aldhoon, Ala'a Majed Dmour, Ahmad Talal Asassfeh, Jeries Ayman Halaseh, Abdel Aziz Ammar Daoud, Waha Ayman Alkasasbeh, and Kholoud GH. Matar

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amblyopia, screening, jordan, community ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, population-based study, screening program, Ophthalmology, RE1-994
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AIM: To share the results of a national screening program for amblyopia in school children in the north of Jordan. METHODS: This is a prospective national screening study for amblyopia. The program rolls first and second-grade children (6 to 7 years old) in the north of Jordan. The eye examination included: best-corrected visual acuity, cover-uncover test, and cycloplegic retinoscopy. Monocular visual acuity was tested using an ETDRS visual acuity chart without correction. Moreover, children were tested with full cycloplegic refraction when the test criteria were met. Unilateral amblyopia was defined as a best-corrected visual acuity difference of 2 or more lines. In comparison, bilateral amblyopia was defined as a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or worse in the best eye. RESULTS: The prevalence of amblyopia for the total sample tested (n=17 203) was 2.78% (n=479). The most common cause of amblyopia was hypermetropia (64.45%), followed by previous ocular surgeries (15.1%), myopia (10.43%), strabismus (9.39%), and congenital cataract (0.63%). CONCLUSION: This is the first and only study, identi?ng modifiable risk factors in Jordanian children with amblyopia. In their first couple of years of elementary education, many Jordanian children are affected by amblyopia and pass unnoticed. A more governmental effort is needed into screening programs to improve vision in the Jordanian population.

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2022
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2. Amblyopia screening for first and second-grade children in Jordan

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Khalil M, Al-Salem, Mohammad S, Saleem, Ismat, Ereifej, Hamzeh M, Alrawashdeh, Rayed Falah Hussein, Obeidat, Asma Ali, Abdlmohdi, Raeda Zaki, Al-Momani, Layal Mohammed, Hammad, Omar Ahmad, Al-Habahbeh, Yaqeen M, Assassfeh, Laith Ramzi Najib, Al-Qsous, Ashraf Hatim Adeeb, Nasraween, Tariq A, AlMaaitah, Deya'-Aldin Muneer Hasan, Aqeel, Ibtehal Eyadeh Awad, Alabdulrazzg, Abdullah Mahmoud Mohammad, Murad, Amany Jehad Faleh, Al-Zurqan, Enas Jamal Mohammad, Jaradat, Slsabela Emad Suliman, Aldhoon, Ala'a Majed, Dmour, Ahmad Talal, Asassfeh, Jeries Ayman, Halaseh, Abdel Aziz Ammar, Daoud, Waha Ayman, Alkasasbeh, and Kholoud Gh, Matar

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Ophthalmology, genetic structures, population-based study, screening, Brief Report, jordan, pediatric ophthalmology, RE1-994, community ophthalmology, screening program, eye diseases, amblyopia
Abstract

AIM: To share the results of a national screening program for amblyopia in school children in the north of Jordan. METHODS: This is a prospective national screening study for amblyopia. The program rolls first and second-grade children (6 to 7 years old) in the north of Jordan. The eye examination included: best-corrected visual acuity, cover-uncover test, and cycloplegic retinoscopy. Monocular visual acuity was tested using an ETDRS visual acuity chart without correction. Moreover, children were tested with full cycloplegic refraction when the test criteria were met. Unilateral amblyopia was defined as a best-corrected visual acuity difference of 2 or more lines. In comparison, bilateral amblyopia was defined as a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or worse in the best eye. RESULTS: The prevalence of amblyopia for the total sample tested (n=17 203) was 2.78% (n=479). The most common cause of amblyopia was hypermetropia (64.45%), followed by previous ocular surgeries (15.1%), myopia (10.43%), strabismus (9.39%), and congenital cataract (0.63%). CONCLUSION: This is the first and only study, identi?ng modifiable risk factors in Jordanian children with amblyopia. In their first couple of years of elementary education, many Jordanian children are affected by amblyopia and pass unnoticed. A more governmental effort is needed into screening programs to improve vision in the Jordanian population.

Published
2022

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