title: Prevalence of amblyopia among schoolboys in Abha city, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of amblyopia among schoolboys in Abha City and to examine its relations with anisometropia and strabismus. A total of 971 male school children were selected randomly from the elementary schools for male in the city. Using the criterion of a visual acuity of 6/9 or worse, with no obvious structural disease of the eye, to define amblyopia, 18 cases have been found to have the condition, with a prevalence of 1.85%. Those cases consisted of 7(47%) with anisometropic amblyopia and strabismus, and 2(13%) with deprivation amblyopia. Amblyopia showed a prevalence equal to 27% and 31% among children with anisometropia and those with strabismus respectively. An effective screening program for early detection of amblyopia through the well baby clinics is recommended.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abolfotouh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Badawi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Faheem
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015858:Anisometropia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013285:Strabismus / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014792:Visual Acuity