GƏNCƏ-QAZAX İQTİSADİ RAYONUNDA ŞƏHƏR VƏ KƏND ƏHALİSİ ARASINDA UŞAQ VƏ YENIYETMƏLƏRİN GÖRMƏ İTİLİYİNİN SƏCİYYƏLƏRİ

Abstract

SUMMARY

Aim - to assess the characteristics of visual acuity of children and teenage population of urban and rural
settlements of Ganja-Gazakh economical region.

Materials and methods
The study is prospective, it was planned for achieving the characteristics of visual acuity of children and
teenage population of different type settlements of Ganja-Gazakh economical region (villages, small towns, big
cities) with maximum possible error less than 5%. The observation volume was determined with noticed condition
and covered 300 children of ages 5-9, 10-14 years old (150 girls, 150 boys) and teenagers of ages 15-19 years old
per each type of population (totally 2700 children and teenagers). The visual acuity less than 6/18 is considered as
visual impairment in correspondence with the requirement ofICD-10.

Results
Visual acuity of <6/9 at 5-9 years old children in big city (8,3±1,6% right eye, 10,0±1,0% left eye and 5,0 ±0,7%
both eyes), in small towns (correspondingly 9,7±1,7;11,6±1,8 & 6,0 ±1,4%) and villages (11,3±1,8; 12,0±1,8;
7,3±1,5%) was determined with similar frequency . This state was noticed among the teenagers of 15-19 years old
with significant frequency. The visual impairment (vision acuity less than 6/18) was seen at children and teenagers
of age 5-19 years old in big city (4,2±0,7% right eye, 4,6±0,7% left eye, 3,1±0,6% both eyes), in small towns
(correspondingly 5,1±0,7; 5,3±0,7 n 3,8±0,6%) in villages (5,9 ±0,8; 6,1±0,8 and 4,2±0,7%). It was nearly similar.


Conclusions:
1. The visual impairment among teenagers in big city, small towns and villages of Ganja-Gazakh economical
region was of similar frequency.
2. The probability of visual impairment which is relatively less at the age of 5-9 years than at the age of
15-19 years, increases with age.