Increased Prevalence of Myopia in a Ophthalmologic Hospital in Goiânia - Goiás

NCT02647411 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ARVO R1 2016 1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 16,971
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the increased prevalence of myopia among patients in different periods in an ophthalmologic hospital in Goiania. There has been an increase of myopia prevalence around the world especially in some Asian countries. The investigators intend to analyze if this growing tendency is also present in our hospital, and if it exist how much is this growth.

Conditions

Myopia

Keywords

Prevalence; Myopia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Analisys of the percentage of patients with myopia in an ophthalmologic hospital in Goiânia - Goiás based on two prevalence studies made in the same hospital in different periods of time.

  Comparison of the prevalence of myopia from data collected in two scientific studies carried out in the same ophthalmologic hospital in different periods of time, that evaluated among other factors the refractive errors of the participants. In the first study were examined 16.806 students from municipal schools of Goiania during the period October 1995 to December 2000. In the second study there were selected 165 children from 2 to 14 years old who were referred to the Institute of Goiânia eyes, by the "Projeto Boa Visão" within the school environment. The "Projeto Boa Visão" aims to identify vision problems related to refraction.

  up to 2 months

Study Arms (2)

Projeto Boa Visão

Review of records between 1995 and 2000, in totality of 16.806 patients between 2 and 40 years old

Projeto Olhar Brasil

Review of records between March and September 2014, in totality of 163 patients between 6 and 18 years old

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

16.806 students from municipal schools of Goiânia during the period October 1995 to December 2000 In the second study there were selected 165 children from 2 to 14 years old who were referred to the Institute of Goiânia eyes, look at Brazil project within the school environment. The Look Brazil project aims to identify vision problems related to refraction.

You may qualify if:

• Patients between 2 and 20 years assessment of Project "Olhar Brasil"
• Patients between 2 and 40 years assessment of Project "Boa visão"

You may not qualify if:

• The patients wasn't assessment of Project "Olhar Brasil"
• The patients wasn't assessment of Project "Boa Visão"

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Instituto de Olhos de Goiania: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Myopia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Refractive Errors; Eye Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2015
• First Posted: January 6, 2016
• Study Start: August 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2015
• Study Completion: November 1, 2015
• Last Updated: January 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01