Uncorrected refractive errors are important causes of avoidable visual impairment in Hungary: re-evaluation of two existing national data sets  

作　　者：János Németh TennóDaiki Gábor LászlóSándor Hajnalka Keve Dorottya Szabó Gábor Tóth Gergely Dankovics István Barna Hans Limburg Zoltán Zsolt Nagy 

机构地区：[1]Department of Ophthalmology,Semmelweis University,Budapest 1085,Hungary [2]Department of Media and Education Informatics,Eötvös Loránd University,Budapest 1117,Hungary [3]Department of Ophthalmology,Petz Aladár Hospital,Györ 9024,Hungary [4]Comprehensive Health Test Program of Hungary,Szentendre 2000,Hungary [5]Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology,Semmelweis University,Budapest 1083,Hungary [6]Health Information Services,Grootebroek 1613,The Netherlands

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2023年第6期955-961,共7页国际眼科杂志（英文版）

基　　金：The RAAB survey was supported by the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) Sight First Research Grant Program (No.SF 1825/UND)。

摘　　要：·AIM: To review existing data for the prevalence of corrected, uncorrected, and inadequately corrected refractive errors and spectacle wear in Hungary.·METHODS: Data from two nationwide cross-sectional studies were analysed. The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness study collected population-based representative national data on the prevalence of visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive errors and spectacle coverage in 3523 people aged ≥50y(Group I). The Comprehensive Health Test Program of Hungary provided data on the use of spectacles in 80 290 people aged ≥18y(Group Ⅱ).·RESULTS: In Group I, almost half of the survey population showed refractive errors for distant vision, about 10% of which were uncorrected(3.2% of all male participants and 5.0% of females). The distance spectacle coverage was 90.7%(91.9% in males;90.2% in females). The proportion of inadequate distance spectacles was found to be 33.1%. Uncorrected presbyopia was found in 15.7% of participants. In all age groups(Group Ⅱ), 65.4% of females and 56.0% of males used distance spectacles,and approximately 28.9% of these spectacles were found to be inappropriate for dioptric power(with 0.5 dioptres or more). The prevalence of inaccurate distance spectacles was significantly higher in older age groups(71y and above) in both sexes.·CONCLUSION: According to this population-based data, uncorrected refractive errors are not rare in Hungary. Despite recent national initiatives, fur ther steps are required to reduce uncorrected refractive errors and associated negative effects on vision, such as avoidable visual impairment.

关 键 词：refractive errors uncorrected refractive errors spectacle wear inaccurate spectacles visual impairment 

分 类 号：R778.1[医药卫生—眼科]