Abstract
Purpose: To assess the patterns and predictors of glasses wear in a 2-year school-based study. Methods: Second and third graders underwent an eye examination at school. Two pairs of glasses were provided if they met prescribing criteria. Replacements were provided as needed. Students received follow-up examinations and completed survey questionnaires during the same and the following academic year. Results: Of the 197 students prescribed glasses who completed year 1 follow-up, 172 (87%), were observed to still be wearing glasses. However, less than two-thirds of students reported wearing glasses as prescribed (eg full-time if prescribed full-time). Most students, 175 (89%), reported being happy with their glasses and 135 (69%) reported improvement in vision. Thirty-nine students (20%) reported being teased about their glasses. Replacement glasses were required by 136 students (66%). Refractive error was not associated with likelihood of requiring replacement. Being observed wearing glasses correlated with parent (OR = 4.2; 95% CI, 1.2-15.0) and teacher reminders (OR = 6.4; 95% CI, 1.5-28.4) in year 2. Conclusions: Most children continued to wear glasses during follow-up, yet not always as prescribed. A substantial proportion of students required replacements, underscoring the importance of school-based programs developing mechanisms to monitor eyeglasses usage and mechanisms to replace lost or broken pairs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Journal of AAPOS |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
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- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Ophthalmology
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Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS) : compliance and satisfaction with glasses usage. / Huang, Amy H.; Guo, Xinxing; Mudie, Lucy I.; Wolf, Rebecca; Owoeye, Josephine; Repka, Michael X; Friedman, David S; Slavin, Robert E.; Collins, Megan.
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T1 - Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS)
T2 - compliance and satisfaction with glasses usage
AU - Huang, Amy H.
AU - Guo, Xinxing
AU - Mudie, Lucy I.
AU - Wolf, Rebecca
AU - Owoeye, Josephine
AU - Repka, Michael X
AU - Friedman, David S
AU - Slavin, Robert E.
AU - Collins, Megan
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Purpose: To assess the patterns and predictors of glasses wear in a 2-year school-based study. Methods: Second and third graders underwent an eye examination at school. Two pairs of glasses were provided if they met prescribing criteria. Replacements were provided as needed. Students received follow-up examinations and completed survey questionnaires during the same and the following academic year. Results: Of the 197 students prescribed glasses who completed year 1 follow-up, 172 (87%), were observed to still be wearing glasses. However, less than two-thirds of students reported wearing glasses as prescribed (eg full-time if prescribed full-time). Most students, 175 (89%), reported being happy with their glasses and 135 (69%) reported improvement in vision. Thirty-nine students (20%) reported being teased about their glasses. Replacement glasses were required by 136 students (66%). Refractive error was not associated with likelihood of requiring replacement. Being observed wearing glasses correlated with parent (OR = 4.2; 95% CI, 1.2-15.0) and teacher reminders (OR = 6.4; 95% CI, 1.5-28.4) in year 2. Conclusions: Most children continued to wear glasses during follow-up, yet not always as prescribed. A substantial proportion of students required replacements, underscoring the importance of school-based programs developing mechanisms to monitor eyeglasses usage and mechanisms to replace lost or broken pairs.
AB - Purpose: To assess the patterns and predictors of glasses wear in a 2-year school-based study. Methods: Second and third graders underwent an eye examination at school. Two pairs of glasses were provided if they met prescribing criteria. Replacements were provided as needed. Students received follow-up examinations and completed survey questionnaires during the same and the following academic year. Results: Of the 197 students prescribed glasses who completed year 1 follow-up, 172 (87%), were observed to still be wearing glasses. However, less than two-thirds of students reported wearing glasses as prescribed (eg full-time if prescribed full-time). Most students, 175 (89%), reported being happy with their glasses and 135 (69%) reported improvement in vision. Thirty-nine students (20%) reported being teased about their glasses. Replacement glasses were required by 136 students (66%). Refractive error was not associated with likelihood of requiring replacement. Being observed wearing glasses correlated with parent (OR = 4.2; 95% CI, 1.2-15.0) and teacher reminders (OR = 6.4; 95% CI, 1.5-28.4) in year 2. Conclusions: Most children continued to wear glasses during follow-up, yet not always as prescribed. A substantial proportion of students required replacements, underscoring the importance of school-based programs developing mechanisms to monitor eyeglasses usage and mechanisms to replace lost or broken pairs.
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