Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children in The New Valley

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Ophthalmology, Assiut University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Abstract:
Purpose: To assess refractive error prevalence in primary school children aged 6-12 in the New Valley, Egypt.
Design: Observational, cross-sectional study.
Methods: This study included 500 children, who were categorized into eight groups based on their refractive status: emmetropia (normal), hypermetropia, myopia, simple hypermetropic astigmatism, simple myopic astigmatism, compound hypermetropic astigmatism, compound myopic astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism.
Results: Following cycloplegia, 136 children (27.2%) had no refractive error, while 364 (72.8%) were diagnosed with various refractive errors. The most prevalent conditions were mixed astigmatism (24.8%), hypermetropia (20.8%), and simple myopic astigmatism (8.8%). Less common errors included compound hypermetropic astigmatism (6.4%), compound myopic astigmatism (6.4%), and myopia (4.8%). Simple hypermetropic astigmatism was the least frequent, identified in only four children (0.8%).
Conclusion: This study is a crucial screening survey for upper Egypt students. This study discovered that astigmatism, hypermetropia, and myopia were the most common errors.
 

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Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4
October 2025
Pages 205-214

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