ABSTRACT Objective: To compare refractive measurements obtained with the QuickSee Free™ (QSFree) wavefront autorefractor, with and without a +2.00 D fogging lens, against subjective clinical refractometry (SCR) under cycloplegia in schoolchildren aged 7 to 17 years. Methods: One hundred right eyes from 100 healthy Brazilian schoolchildren were evaluated using QSFree without cycloplegia, QSFree with a +2.00 D fogging lens, QSFree under cycloplegia, and SCR under cycloplegia. Refractions were converted into spherical equivalent (SE) and astigmatic vector components projected onto the […]

ABSTRACT Objective: Ophthalmology is the medical area dedicated to taking care of the eye health of individuals and is present in all means of health care. Its correct understanding is essential for the correct management of ocular and visual disorders. The objective of the study was to analyze the level of general ophthalmological knowledge of medical students who have already attended the course of ophthalmology at a university in the South of Santa Catarina. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess myopia prevalence in children from public schools of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: It is a prospective cross-sectional study with a sample of 330 children from public schools of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, from 5 to 20 years old. The students were submitted to an ophthalmological evaluation including auto-refractor measurements, best corrected and uncorrected visual acuity, subjective refraction under cycloplegia and axial length. The outcomes were prevalence […]

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of asthenic symptoms in students of higher education and to assess their influence on academic performance and learning. Methods: Descriptive research with cross-sectional design through the application of the College of Optometrists Questionnaire in Vision Development Quality of Life (COVDL-QoL), in its cross-cultural and linguistic adaptation to the Portuguese language, to the students of a private college in the city of Montes Claros. Results: The questionnaire was answered by 132 university students. There was no […]

Trachoma has been mistakenly assumed as having been eradicated, but is on the list of neglected diseases. It is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world, being found predominantly in developing countries. Several studies have shown that this disease is currently present in all regions of Brazil, which shows that both the government (at the federal, state and municipal levels) and academia must continue to treat trachoma as one of the causes of blindness. In this study, we […]

Purpose: Translate and adapt the COVD-QoL questionnaire to Portuguese language and culture and assess the psychometric properties of the translated questionnaire. Methods: The questionnaire was adapted according to the methodology recommended by the literature. The final version of visual symptoms and quality of life questionnaire adapted to Portuguese (QSL-QOL) was applied in 130 volunteers, aged 18 to 30 years and 36 subjects completed the questionnaire at two different times. Results: The results showed good internal consistency for the full version […]

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the learning styles of fifth-year medical students who attended the ophthalmology course and to also determine the correlation with their academic performance. METHODS: Kolb’slearning style and neurolinguistic programming (NLP) questionnaires were applied and related tothe final grades obtained. The variables were analyzed using Pearson’s r test. RESULTS: I trevealed a relation between the variables of learning styles and academic performance (p < 0.05).According to Kolb’s model, students with better performance were […]

OBJECTIVES: To describe and analyze the prevalence of refractive errors among first-graders in state schools of Passo Fundo, main city of the northeast region of Rio Grande do Sul State. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 1608 first-graders in 26 elementary state schools of Passo Fundo, evaluated in 2004. The data were collected by the CEAE (Specialized Center for Student Assistance), which was in charge of the screening at the schools, and by the specialized service, to which those students with abnormal […]