PURPOSE: To summarize the study design of the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS). METHODS: The objectives of the MEPEDS are to: (1) estimate age- and ethnicity-specific prevalence of strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error; (2) evaluate the association of selected risk factors with these ocular disorders; and (3) evaluate the association of ocular conditions on limitations in health-related functional status in a population-based sample of 12,000 children aged 6-72 months from four ethnic groups--African-American, Asian-American, Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanic White. Each eligible child undergoes an eye examination, which includes an interview with his/her parent. The interview includes an assessment of demographic, behavioral, biological, and ocular risk factors and health-related functional status. The examination includes fixation preference testing, visual acuity, stereoacuity, axial length measurement, cycloplegic refraction, keratometry, eye alignment, and anterior and posterior segment examination.
PURPOSE: To summarize the study design of the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study (MEPEDS). METHODS: The objectives of the MEPEDS are to: (1) estimate age- and ethnicity-specific prevalence of strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive error; (2) evaluate the association of selected risk factors with these ocular disorders; and (3) evaluate the association of ocular conditions on limitations in health-related functional status in a population-based sample of 12,000 children aged 6-72 months from four ethnic groups--African-American, Asian-American, Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanic White. Each eligible child undergoes an eye examination, which includes an interview with his/her parent. The interview includes an assessment of demographic, behavioral, biological, and ocular risk factors and health-related functional status. The examination includes fixation preference testing, visual acuity, stereoacuity, axial length measurement, cycloplegic refraction, keratometry, eye alignment, and anterior and posterior segment examination.
Authors: Jing Fu; Shi Ming Li; Si Yuan Li; Jin Ling Li; He Li; Bi Dan Zhu; Zhou Yang; Lei Li; Ning Li Wang Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2013-11-08 Impact factor: 3.117
Authors: Ge Wen; Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch; Roberta McKean-Cowdin; Susan A Cotter; Mark Borchert; Jesse Lin; Jeniffer Kim; Rohit Varma Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2013-08-14 Impact factor: 12.079