Sains
Malaysiana 38(6)(2009): 959–964
Penyebab Masalah Penglihatan
di Kalangan Kanak-kanak Prasekolah
di Daerah Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia
(Causes
of Visual Impairment Among Pre-School Children in Sitiawan District, Perak,
Malaysia)
Duratul Ain Hussin & Rokiah Omar*
Jabatan Optometri, Fakulti Sains
Kesihatan Bersekutu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Victor Feizal Knight
Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia
Bukit Jalil Seri Petaling, 57000
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 29 Ogos 2008 / Diterima:
23 Januari 2009
ABSTRAK
Masalah
penglihatan boleh memberi impak yang serius terhadap perkembangan sosial dan
mental kanak-kanak. Oleh itu, pengesanan masalah ini di peringkat awal adalah
amat penting bagi memastikan prognosis yang lebih baik. Kajian ini bertujuan
untuk mengenalpasti penyebab masalah penglihatan di kalangan kanak-kanak
Prasekolah. Seramai 479 orang kanak-kanak tadika yang berumur 4-6 ± 0.69 tahun
(min=5.3 tahun) di Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia telah dipilih secara rawak. Mereka
menjalani ujian akuiti visual, ujian katup, ujian Hirschberg, pemeriksaan
eksternal okular dan oftalmoskopi. Kanak-kanak yang gagal saringan penglihatan
telah dirujuk untuk pemeriksaan lanjutan. 52% kanak-kanak terdiri daripada
lelaki dan selebihnya adalah kanak-kanak perempuan. Melayu merupakan kumpulan
bangsa terbesar (59.9%), diikuti Cina (30.1%), India (9.6%) dan lain-lain
(0.4%). Daripada 43 orang yang gagal saringan penglihatan, 32 (6.7% dari
kumpulan subjek asal) orang disahkan mempunyai masalah penglihatan. Penyebab
utama masalah penglihatan di kalangan kanak-kanak Prasekolah dalam kajian ini
ialah ralat refraksi (4.8% dari keseluruhan subjek kajian) diikuti dengan
ambliopia (1.0%), strabismus (1.0%) dan keabnormalan okular (0.8%). Maka,
saringan penglihatan di kalangan kanak-kanak Prasekolah adalah amat penting
untuk dilaksanakan kerana ia dapat mengesan masalah penglihatan di peringkat
awal.
Kata kunci:
Ambliopia; ralat refraksi; saringan penglihatan prasekolah
ABSTRACT
Visual impairment
can seriouly impact on a child’s social and mental development. Therefore,
early detection is important to ensure a better prognosis for them. The purpose
of this study was to identify the cause of visual impairment among pre-school
children. 479 kindergarten children aged 4-6 ± 0.69 years old (mean=5.3 years)
in Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia were randomly selected. They underwent visual
acuity test, cover test, Hirschberg test, ocular external assessment and
ophthalmoscopy. Children who failed the vision screening were referred for
further assessment. 52% of the children were boys and the rest were girls.
Malays represented the largest group (59.9%), followed by Chinese (30.1%),
Indian (9.6%) and others (0.4%). Of those 43 children who failed the vision
screening, 32 were confirmed having visual problem (6.7% of the total
subjects). The main cause of visual impairment in this study population was
refractive error (4.8% of the total subjects) followed by amblyopia (1.0%),
strabismus (1.0%) and ocular abnormalities (0.8%). Hence, pre-school vision
screening is very important and needs to be conducted as it can detect various
visual problems at an early stage in pre-school children.
Keywords:
Amblyopia; pre-school vision screening; refractive error
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; email: r_omar@medic.ukm.my
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