Course: The Northern Ireland Childhood Refractive Errors Study, Section: Learning objectives

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Course Summary

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).

Learning objectives

To provide listeners with:

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