Clinical Trial: Increased Prevalence of Myopia in a Ophthalmologic Hospital in Goiânia - Goiás
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Increased Prevalence of Myopia in a Ophthalmologic Hospital in Goiânia - Goiás
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the increased prevalence of myopia among patients in different periods in an ophthalmologic hospital in Goiania. There has been an increase of myopia prevalence around the world especially in some Asian countries. The investigators intend to analyze if this growing tendency is also present in our hospital, and if it exist how much is this growth.
Detailed Summary: There were compared data collected in two scientific studies carried out in the same ophthalmologic hospital in different periods of time, they evaluated among other factors, the refractive errors of the participants, from this data there were compared the percentage of patients with myopia between the two studies. And analysed how much was the grown of myopia
Sponsor: Instituto de Olhos de Goiania
Current Primary Outcome: Analisys of the percentage of patients with myopia in an ophthalmologic hospital in Goiânia - Goiás based on two prevalence studies made in the same hospital in different periods of time. [ Time Frame: up to 2 months ]
Comparison of the prevalence of myopia from data collected in two scientific studies carried out in the same ophthalmologic hospital in different periods of time, that evaluated among other factors the refractive errors of the participants.
In the first study were examined 16.806 students from municipal schools of Goiania during the period October 1995 to December 2000. In the second study there were selected 165 children from 2 to 14 years old who were referred to the Institute of Goiânia eyes, by the "Projeto Boa Visão" within the school environment. The "Projeto Boa Visão" aims to identify vision problems related to refraction.
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
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Information By: Instituto de Olhos de Goiania
Dates:
Date Received: November 11, 2015
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 5, 2016
Last Verified: January 2016
