Sports Vision Screening of Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Athletes: A Ten-Year Follow-Up.
Background: There are epidemiological studies which suggest that the athletic population is underserved by the eye care professions. The purpose of this investigation was to compare the epidemiological and visual examination findings from a cohort of amateur athletes to a similar cohort of amateur a...
| Publicado en: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 124 - 132 |
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Optometric Extension Program
Jun2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=116928863&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 116928863 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23253479 HOOW jtl: Optometry & Visual Performance issn: 23253479 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2016 vid: 4 iid: 3 pid: 46881 pub: Optometric Extension Program place: Lutherville Timonium, Maryland artinfo: ui: 116928863 116928863 116928863 116928863 ppf: 124 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Sports Vision Screening of Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Athletes: A Ten-Year Follow-Up. aug: au: Beatty, Rachael M. Bakkum, Barclay W. Hitzman, Steven A. Beckerman, Stephen Kelly, Susan affil: Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois sug: subj: Golf Tennis Basketball Vision Screening Athletic Performance Athletes, Amateur Named Groups by Age Photophobia Data Collection Methods Prospective Studies Child Descriptive Statistics Paired T-Tests Literature Review Data Collection Sensitivity and Specificity Data Analysis Analysis of Variance Surveys T-Tests Child: 6-12 years ab: Background: There are epidemiological studies which suggest that the athletic population is underserved by the eye care professions. The purpose of this investigation was to compare the epidemiological and visual examination findings from a cohort of amateur athletes to a similar cohort of amateur athletes that had been tested 10 years previously. Methods: Data collected from the 2009 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games (AAUJOG) was analyzed and compared to data gathered from the 1997 and 1998 AAUJOG. A total of 12 sports were represented by 116 athletes, ranging in age from 6 to 18 years. Protocols were similar between the two screening events and included a history and appropriate vision examinations. Performance-based testing was calculated and compared to previous research by age group and sporting activity. Results: Among the 2009 athletes, more than 29% of participants had not received eye care for >3 years, with more than 20% indicating that they had never been examined by an eye care professional. This was slightly better than the 1997/8 rates. None of the 2009 athletes used the appropriate protective eyewear to prevent ocular injuries as compared to 1% in 1997/8. The most common visual symptoms were headaches, difficulty seeing, and light sensitivity. Comparing performance between the two screening events, no significant differences were identified. Increased performance with increased age for most tests was documented. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate a continued need for optometric services within the athletic population to ensure that the visual system is not limiting athletic performance and that eye protection is used to prevent injury. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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