Refractive Errors in School children.

Hong, Soon Kak; Choi, Ouk; Paik, Un Sang

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1964;5(1):23-25.

Refractive Errors in School children.

Soon Kak Hong, Ouk Choi, Un Sang Paik

Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

학동의 (學童) 굴절이상 (屈折異常)

홍순각 (洪淳珏) 최억 (崔檍) 백운상 (白雲翔)

Abstract

556 children(220 boys and 336 girls) of clinical ametropia among 4715 children of a grade school were determined under 5% homatropine cycloplegia. 1) As to the distribution of refractive errors, 60.2% were myopic and 32,7% were hyperopic; 17.8% had astigmatism and 81.1% did not. 2) Refractive errors were numerous around the age of 11. 3) The degree of refraetive errors varied, but in the great majority was less than -3.00 D. 4) As to the type of astigmatism, 52.2% were with the rule and 41.2% were against the rule. 5) Only 12 children were anisometropic.