Psycho – social aspects of squint.

Annals of Biomedical Sciences Pub Date : 2008-01-30 DOI:10.4314/ABS.V1I1.40621

O. A. Dowadu

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A prospective study of thirty –five individuals with manifest squint was carried out in two tertiary institutions based in Benin City and Irrua in Edo State. Questionnaires were used to obtain information from them regarding how they felt about having a squint, what they felt was the cause, and previous attempts at finding a solution. They were also asked about the effect of squint on their relationship with the opposite sex as well as the effect on a marriage proposal, if the prospective partner had a squint. Many of the patients felt self conscious and embarrassed because of the squint. Several (62.9%) felt that there was prejudice against people with squint by the society and that squint is a major disability. Almost half of them (42.9%) have been called nicknames by their peers. Nonetheless, only 25% of the single respondents said that they would decline a marriage proposal from a prospective partner, as a result of squint. The general public needs to be enlightened about the fact that squint is treatable especially when the patient presents early in childhood prior to the full maturation of the visual system. Keywords : Squint, Psychosocial Aspects Annals of Biomedical Science Vol. 1 (1) 2002: pp. 57-61

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斜视的心理社会方面。

在贝宁市和埃多州伊鲁阿的两所高等教育机构对35名明显斜视患者进行了前瞻性研究。调查问卷是用来获取他们对斜视的感受，他们认为斜视的原因是什么，以及之前寻找解决方案的尝试。他们还被问及斜视对他们与异性关系的影响，以及如果未来的伴侣有斜视，对求婚的影响。许多患者因为斜视而感到难为情和尴尬。部分受访者(62.9%)认为社会对斜视人士有偏见，视斜视为主要残疾。其中近一半(42.9%)的人被同龄人起过绰号。尽管如此，只有25%的单身受访者表示，他们会因为斜视而拒绝未来伴侣的求婚。公众需要了解斜视是可以治疗的，特别是当患者在视觉系统完全成熟之前出现在儿童早期时。关键词:斜视，社会心理方面的生物医学科学年鉴Vol. 1 (1) 2002: pp. 57-61

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