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The Northern Ireland childhood refractive errors study - Polly Dulley and Lisa O’Donoghue (9:07)

Over a three year period, researchers headed by Kathryn Saunders at the University of Ulster, have carried out a study on more than 1,000 children aged six to seven and twelve to thirteen from different backgrounds and different sectors within Northern Ireland. The researchers have gathered some important insights, including the alarming statistic that children there are three times more likely to be long-sighted than children living in other parts of the world. Polly Dulley spoke to Dr Lisa O' Donoghue on the telephone to discuss the project, which was funded by the College of Optometrists, and in 2010 was a year into its second phase.

First published in DOCET OQ73 (2010).

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    • An outline of the study, which looked at more than 1,000 children aged 6-7 and 12-13 from different backgrounds and different sectors within Northern Ireland
    • An understanding of the factors that were examined as part of the study
    • An outline of some of the important insights gathered by the researchers, including the statistic that children there are three times more likely to be hyperopic than children living in other parts of the world

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      References:

      • O'Donoghue L, Saunders KJ, McClelland JF et al. (2009) Prevalence of Childhood Refractive Error in the United Kingdom. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 50, 2562
      • Saunders KJ, O'Donoghue L, McClelland JF et al. (2009) Uncorrected Childhood Refractive Error in the United Kingdom. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 50, 2431

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