O.V. KURGANOVA¹, E.Yu. MARKOVA¹, L.Yu. BEZMELNITSYNA^2,3, N.A. PRONKO², L.V. VENIDIKTOVА²

¹S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, 59a Beskudnikovsky Blvd., Moscow, Russian Federation, 127486

²Children’s City Polyclinic №12 of the Moscow City Health Department, Branch №1, 35 Eletskaya Str., b.1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 115583

³National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. Semashko, 12 Vorontsovo Pole Str., b.1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 105064

  Contact:

Kurganova O.V. ― postgraduate student, tel. (499) 488-44-71, e-mail: dr_kurganowa@mail.ru

Markova E.Yu. ― D. Med. Sc., Head of the Department of Microsurgery and Functional Rehabilitation of the Eye in Children, tel. (499) 488-44-71, e-mail: markova_ej@mail.ru

Bezmelnitsyna L.Yu. ― Cand. Med. Sc., Leading Researcher of the National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. Semashko, tel. (495) 916-03-98, e-mail: blyu18@gmail.com

Pronko N.A. ― Head Physician, tel. (495) 391-67-11, e-mail: dgp12@zdrav.mos.ru

Venidiktova L.V. ― Head of Ophthalmology Department, tel. (495) 391-67-11, e-mail: dgp12@zdrav.mos.ru

Purpose ― to update the data on the incidence of myopia and other refractive errors in school-age children and examine the effect of major risk factors on it.

Patients and methods. Study base: Children’s City Polyclinic №12 in Moscow (Branch 1). A comprehensive ophthalmological examination of pupils of grades 1, 5 and 11 and a retrospective analysis of the primary medical documentation was carried out, followed by mathematical and statistical data processing.

Results. 1586 school-age children were examined. The proportion of patients with refractive disorders was 24-28%, herewith among pupils of the 1^st grade myopia was diagnosed in 2%, it was about 10% in the 5^th grade, and 23% in the 11^th grade. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system occur in more than 40% of the children enrolled in the study, which also has a negative effect on the development of refractive errors. In this study, there was no direct correlation between the frequency of diagnosis of refractive errors and in-depth training programs, which may be due to the competent organization of ophthalmic care for children in the district.

Conclusions. The obtained data on the frequency of refractive error, including myopia, in children and adolescents can be used as a basis for planning activities to improve preventive ophthalmic care for named above.

Key words: refractive changes, children, preventive medical service.

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