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Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the prevalence and body mass index (BMI) associations of congenital lower epiblepharon in children in China and the difference in the refractive errors between children with and without epiblepharon.
Methods
Children 6-12 years of age in Beichen District of Tianjin were screened for congenital epiblepharon from September to October 2017. All children underwent slit-lamp examination, strabismus screening, visual acuity examination and refraction. Weight and height were also recorded. The prevalence of lower epiblepharon in school-age children was evaluated, and its association with age, sex, BMI, and refractive error was analyzed.
Results
A total of 28,225 children were examined; 564 had epiblepharon. The prevalence of epiblepharon was found to be, for 6-year-olds, 2.50%; for 7-year-olds, 2.13%; for 8-year-olds, 2.10%; for 9-year-olds, 1.97%; for 10-year-olds, 1.85%; for 11-year-olds, 1.67%; and for 12-year-olds, 1.19% (P < 0.05). The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children with epiblepharon was found to be 16.7% and 47.2%, respectively. The prevalence and degree of astigmatism was higher than in nonepiblepharon children. We found a possible association between severity of astigmatism and severity of epiblepharon.
Conclusions
In our study, the prevalence of epiblepharon decreased with advancing age, and the majority of children with epiblepharon were found to be overweight or obese. Epiblepharon was associated with astigmatism.
期刊介绍:
Journal of AAPOS presents expert information on children''s eye diseases and on strabismus as it affects all age groups. Major articles by leading experts in the field cover clinical and investigative studies, treatments, case reports, surgical techniques, descriptions of instrumentation, current concept reviews, and new diagnostic techniques. The Journal is the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.