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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-1-29
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| pubmed:abstractText |
To assess the need for eye care in children and adolescents with severe mental deficiency, a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and causes of ocular defects amongst these individuals was conducted. Two hundred and sixty residents in a mental handicap unit were examined from January 1992 to June 1993. It was found that there was an unusually high prevalence of severe visual impairment (25%), refractive errors (24%), squint (8%) and a number of organic ocular diseases (8%). All the patients studied were non-verbal and 18% of them were deaf. Only 23 patients could walk. The results emphasize the need for establishing an efficient system to provide regular ophthalmic care for children with severe mental deficiency.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0964-2633
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
40 ( Pt 4)
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
330-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Blindness,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Comorbidity,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Eye Abnormalities,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Hong Kong,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Institutionalization,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Intellectual Disability,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Patient Care Team,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Vision Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:8884588-Vision Screening
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| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Ocular defects in children and adolescents with severe mental deficiency.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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