Abstract
Purpose:To determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) and its correlation with amblyopia and refractive errors among primary school children.Methods:In this population-based cross-sectional study, 2160 children were selected from 36 primary schools; 60 students were from each school (10 students in each grade), with equal sex distribution. A complete eye examination including refraction using a photorefractometer, determination of visual acuity (VA) and color vision using a Yang vision tester, and evaluation of ocular media opacity using a direct ophthalmoscope was performed. Children who could not answer at least 4 plates of the Ishihara color test were considered as color vision deficient subjects. Amblyopia was determined if pinhole VA was worse than 0.3 LogMAR (equal to 20/40).Results:The prevalence of CVD was 2.2% (95% CI: 1.5% to 3%) which was higher in male subjects (37 [3.5%] boys vs. 11 [1.0%] girls, P < 0.001). Mean VA was lower among students with CVD as compared to normal color vision children (P = 0.035) and amblyopia was observed in 8.3% (95% CI: 0.2% to 16.4%) of patients with CVD versus 2.1% (95% CI: 1.5% to 2.08%) of children with normal color vision perception (P = 0.005). A statistically significant correlation between lower VA and CVD was observed (P = 0.023).Conclusion:Although CVD was correlated with lower VA and amblyopia, there was no relationship between CVD and the type of amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia or strabismus.
Highlights
color vision deficiency (CVD) was detected in 48 children indicating a prevalence of 2.2%
The prevalence of CVD in male subjects was significantly higher as compared to female students [3.5 vs. 1.0%, P < 0.001, Table 1]
Mean and median pinhole visual acuity (VA) were lower in children with CVD as compared to subjects with normal color vision [P = 0.035, Figure 1]
Summary
The prevalence of inherited red‐green color vision deficiency (CVD) has been reported to be 8% and 0.4% in male and female individuals among European Caucasian populations[1,2,3,4,5] and 4% to 6.5% among male. A marked difference between male and female ratios has usually been testified.[5]
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