Journal Reviews

Rural amblyopia prevalence in Iran

1 June 2022 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, cross-sectional study, prevalence

The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of amblyopia in subjects aged 3-93 years living in under-served rural areas of Iran. The study was conducted in 2015 in two under-served districts randomly selected from the southwest and...

Iranian prevalence of strabismus and heterophoria

1 June 2018 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | cross-sectional, phoria, rural areas, tropia

Previous studies in parts of Iran report a childhood prevalence of strabismus of 1.2 to 2.3%. The authors aimed to evaluate the prevalence of strabismus in underserved rural areas of Iran in all age groups. In 2015 they conducted a...

Iran prevalence of amblyopia

1 August 2015 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Amblyopia, Iran, cross-sectional-study, middle-east, prevalence

The authors aimed to determine the prevalence of amblyopia, its relation with refractive errors and its determinants. The target population was all children aged seven years in Iran. There were 3675 of 4157 children who participated (88.4%) with final analysis...