Prevalence of astigmatism in children treated in a hospital in the Peruvian highlands

• Autor: Valencia-Chuquillanqui, Milagros
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Huánuco
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.localhost:article/368
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/RPCS/article/view/396e
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: oftalmología; astigmatismo; ametropía; agudeza visual; pediatría; oftalmologia; ametropia; acuidade visual; pediatria; ophthalmology; astigmatism; visual acuity; pediatrics

Objetive. To calculate the prevalence of astigmatism in children aged 3 to 10 years seen in the ophthalmology service of the Hospital Regional Docente Materno Infantil El Carmen, Huancayo, Peru. Methods. The study approach was quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional. The census population consisted of 100 medical records of pediatric patients. The medical records were reviewed to assess astigmatism (red reflex, visual acuity determined by Snellen chart and ocular motility). A descriptive analysis of frequencies and percentages was performed. Results. A 64% prevalence of astigmatism was found in the study sample. Conclusions. It determines that the prevalence found in the present study is higher compared to other studies consulted.